Taxonomy Archives: Tennessee
Tennessee Wilderness Act to protect Cherokee National Forest
Memphis Groups Call For Shelby County Health Department To Revoke Five TVA Water Well Permits Under
MEMPHIS, TN – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of Protect Our Aquifer and the Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, sent a letter yesterday calling for the Shelby County Health ...
Administration’s Attack on Clean Water Act is a Giveaway to Polluters
WASHINGTON – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in reaction to the administration’s proposal that guts the Clean Water Act
SELC Launches New Website Shedding Light on Utility Charges for Rooftop Solar Customers
SELC launched the Rates of Solar website, an interactive site that provides simple, straight-forward information about how utilities across the Southeast are treating customers with rooftop solar.
Statement in Regards to Decision in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on TVA Coal Ash
NASHVILLE, TN— In response to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision today, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) issued the following statement on behalf of DJ Gerken, SELC managing atto...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Administration’s Clean Water Act Attack
A federal judge in South Carolina today struck down the administration’s effort to strip away crucial clean water protections for nearly 20 million people in the South and 117 million people across th...
Trump Administration Releases Destructive Rollback of Clean Car Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Trump administration released its proposal to rollback clean car standards – freezing fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles at 2020 levels for fiv...
SELC Calls for Submissions for the Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards.
SELC Founder, Executive Director Rick Middleton Announces Retirement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Rick Middleton, who founded the Southern Environmental Law Center 33 years ago and built it into a powerhouse of environmental and legal protections for the Southeast, has announ...