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Snail darter’s recovery tells an Endangered Species Act success story
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, in a win for endangered species protected by federal law, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the beloved snail darter’s recovery and removal from the Federal List of Threatened and...
Governor Youngkin releases Energy Plan with few solutions
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled his 2022 Energy Plan, calling for – among other things – the repeal of Virginia’s Clean Cars Standards, expedited approval of gas pipelines, and requiring the Virginia...
Clean water, communities’ safety at stake in Supreme Court on Oct. 3, Southern Environmental Law Center says
WASHINGTON — The Southern Environmental Law Center said that America’s clean water and the safety of our communities are at stake in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case scheduled for oral argument before the...
SELC celebrates withdrawal of dirty side deal
WASHINGTON — Today, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin withdrew his effort to use a must-pass government funding bill as a vehicle to weaken environmental protections and disempower frontline communities. This controversial legislation would have overhauled...
Conservation groups win lawsuit challenging elimination of critical North Carolina protections for sea turtles and fish
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a new ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Cape Fear River Watch, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Defenders of...
Mobile Baykeeper, SELC sue Alabama Power to stop continued coal ash pollution in Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
MOBILE, Ala. — Today, on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Richard Moore filed a lawsuit against Alabama...
SELC statement on draft permitting bill
WASHINGTON — Today, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin unveiled a proposed permitting bill that would weaken longstanding environmental protections to fast track natural gas pipelines including the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other fossil fuel projects,...
Comments by conservation groups and North Carolina residents lead to strongest limits on PFAS water pollution nationwide
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Cape Fear River Watch and the Southern Environmental Law Center said that the final permit just issued for a new Chemours’ groundwater treatment system by the North Carolina...
Congressional bill would add protections for landowners in the path of interstate natural gas pipelines
WASHINGTON — Today Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced a bill — the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act — to protect landowners’ rights in the federal permitting process for gas pipelines. These...
Satilla Riverkeeper joins Brantley County Commissioners in opposition to unlawful landfill
ATLANTA — On Sept. 7, Satilla Riverkeeper and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed an amicus brief in the Office of State Administrative Hearings supporting the Board of Commissioners of Brantley...