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Recent Press Releases
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Immediate Action Needed after NC Tops EPA’s List for High Hazard Coal Ash Waste Sites, says SELC
July 1, 2009EPA’s recent finding that North Carolina has the most coal combustion waste sites posing a high hazard to the public—12 of the 44 sites nationwide—requires immediate action by leaders at federal, state and local levels to protect residents, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.
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Proposed Naval Warfare Training Range near Only Nursery for Endangered Right Whale Poses Threat, says SELC
June 30, 2009The U.S. Navy's plans to use a marine area comprised of a protected area for snapper-grouper and adjacent to the only known calving ground for endangered North Atlantic right whales as an undersea warfare training range fail to adequately consider harmful environmental impacts.
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House Passes First U.S. Effort on Climate Change
June 26, 2009Passage of this House bill signals a seismic shift in U.S. policy on climate change—from ignoring the problem to attempting to solve it—but the bill needs strengthening by the Senate.
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