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South Carolina Aquarium and Southern Environmental Law Center Track High Tides Throughout Charleston
New Partnership Will Bolster Resilience Efforts Statewide CHARLESTON, S.C. — Two weeks ago, the South Carolina Aquarium and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) kicked off their recently formed partnership and quickly found themselves in...
Historic settlement secures conservation of endangered red wolves in the wild
Court action leads to renewed USFWS releases of rare wolves into world’s only wild population CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Conservation groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a historic settlement today to recommit...
Horseshoe crab harvest stopped in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Agency cites impact to shorebirds, seabirds, and sea turtles CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today issued its final compatibility determination halting the commercial harvest of horseshoe...
EPA proposes to deny Alabama’s coal ash program
MONTGOMERY, Ala.-- Today, the EPA has denied the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s application to operate a state program to permit coal ash disposal sites under the federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule. ...
More sources of PFAS pollution behind recent North Carolina fish advisories, SELC says
State enforcing law to stop “forever chemicals” pollution key to preventing more toxic drinking water and fish CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Recent North Carolina fish consumption warnings that some people should avoid eating any fish from portions...
Settlement reached to control Burlington’s PFAS pollution into the Haw River
Novel investigation leads to significant reduction of Burlington PFAS pollution CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Haw River Assembly, today finalized a settlement agreement with the city of Burlington...
Reed Environmental Writing Award announces 2024 call for nominations
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced a call for entries in the 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the Reed...
Environmental groups file notice of appeal as fight to keep Virginia in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative continues
RICHMOND, Va. — Two months after Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board voted to remove the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), environmental groups are working to stop this from happening. Today, the Virginia...
Georgia’s Plant Vogtle Unit 3 begins ‘commercial operation’
ATLANTA-- Plant Vogtle’s third nuclear unit began “commercial operation” today, more than seven years after the reactor’s original completion date of April 2016. ...
SELC celebrates release of NEPA rule that empowers climate and environmental justice action
Changes provide much-needed clarity and efficiency around process for major projects WASHINGTON — Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released proposed revisions to regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), one...