Southern Environmental Law Center

Court finds NCDOT illegally ok’d Monroe Bypass; SELC victory has national implications
Photo © Christine Rucker

David Farren, Senior Attorney and Leader of SELC’s Transportation Initiative
Former partner, Tharrington, Smith, & Hargrove (Raleigh)

SELC joins 5 medical groups in defense of EPA's limits on toxic emissions from coal plants
Photo © Charles Shoffner

John Suttles, Senior Attorney and Leader of SELC's Clean Energy Litigation Team
Former deputy director of Tulane Environmental Law Clinic

Opening 43,000 acres of AL's Talladega & Conecuh National Forests poses serious risks
Photo © Jimmy Emerson

Keith Johnston, Managing Attorney, Birmingham Office

New legislation brings additional threat to wildlife on Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Julie Youngman, Senior Attorney with a focus on litigation
Former member, Ellis & Winters (Cary, NC)

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Wilmington Star-News
April 26, 2012

“Ignoring available pollution controls, the state granted Titan's toxic recipe to pollute the air we all breathe,” says SELC attorney Geoff Gisler.

A book about the Gulf oil spill, and newspaper series on climate change impacts on NC’s coast are featured topics of winners.