Press Releases
TVA plows ahead with plans for Kingston gas plant, ignores clean energy alternatives
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it will move forward with plans to build a new gas plant and pipeline, forcing families in the Tennessee Valley to foot the bill for...
SELC statement on introduction of South Carolina energy bill H. 5118
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, South Carolina’s House of Representatives introduced H. 5118. If passed, the bill would rush environmental review processes, authorize Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to build a massive gas plant on the...
Commission approves Santee Cooper’s long-term plan to build large gas plant with Dominion Energy on the Edisto River
Utilities have not disclosed cost or location of gas pipeline projects needed COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission unanimously approved Santee Cooper’s long term power plan (Integrated Resource Plan, or “IRP”),...
Regional landfill’s pollution endangers community in Sampson County, N.C. and surrounding environment
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— On behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sent a notice of intent to sue GFL Environmental and its subsidiaries for violating the law...
Conservation groups threaten lawsuit over rare East Tennessee salamander
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, today notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it intends to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered...
Governor Cooper’s move to protect and restore wetlands welcomed after legislature’s removal of protections
Legislative removal of wetlands protections increases flood risks, endangers North Carolina communities and fisheries CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center welcomed today’s announcement of targets to protect and restore wetlands by Governor Cooper after...
SELC announces 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Award winners
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announces the recipients of its 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award. Through their work, winners Emily Strasser, David Folkenflik, Mario Ariza, and Miranda Green demonstrate...
Georgia regulators issue draft permits for Twin Pines mine
ATLANTA-- Late today, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division released draft permits for Alabama based Twin Pines Minerals LLC’s strip mine on the doorstep of Georgia’s iconic Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater wetland in North America.
EPA strengthens fine particulate air pollution standard
ATLANTA — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency significantly strengthened the national standard for fine particulate matter pollution, determining that many more people would have continued to die prematurely under the previous standard. ...
RGGI case proceeds in Floyd County Circuit Court
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Following a hearing today, the Circuit Court of Floyd County decided that the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals does have standing to challenge the state’s decision to leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas...