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2008 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE
Flood of Coal Waste in TN Demonstrates Dangers and Need for Regulation, says SELC
December 23, 2008
ADEM sued for permitting coal mine that poses risk to Birmingham drinking water
December 22, 2008
Toxic Emissions from Proposed Cement Plant Merit Careful Review by State
December 19, 2008
Environmental Groups Point the Way to Mercury Pollution
December 19, 2008
Duke Requests Dubious Permits for Cliffside
December 17, 2008
Court Orders SCDOT to Answer for $150M Upper Santee Bridge
December 9, 2008
Cliffside Must Clean Up: Court Finds Violations of Clean Air Act
December 3, 2008
Georgia Supreme Court issues decision in Cumberland Harbour case that fails to fully protect coastal marshlands
November 17, 2008
SELC taking submissions for 14th annual writing contest
November 5, 2008
Multi-state coalition strongly criticizes Navy proposal for undersea warfare training range
October 29, 2008
Conservation groups denounce move by mining company to skirt wetlands protection laws
September 18, 2008
Conservation groups take legal action to defend trout streams, water quality in Tellico area
September 16, 2008
Sprawl, population growth, lack of planning are among factors in Southern drought
September 12, 2008
SELC to testify before Congress on bill that would
reverse progress on protecting wildlife at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
September 10, 2008
Environmental coalition files latest legal charges against Wise Co. coal plant
August 22, 2008
Multi-million dollar highway through Nantahala National Forest is unnecessary and environmentally damaging
August 20, 2008
Carter testifies to Senate: Legislation would undermine protection for Cape Hatteras and agreement on beach driving
July 30, 2008
Legal challenges filed against Wise County power plant
July 25, 2008
State EPD admits mistake in permitting wastewater treatment facility on McIntosh County marsh hammock
July 24, 2008
Lawsuit targets Duke’s illegal construction at Cliffside
July 16, 2008
Court of Appeals builds on lower court ruling to give stronger protections to state’s waters
July 15, 2008
Forest agency to re-start planning for the George Washington National Forest
July 9, 2008
Response to Santee Cooper's July 1, 2008 announcement regarding mercury and the 2008 Energy Generation Plan
July 1, 2008
Statement on Duke Energy’s announcement that it plans to perform a “maximum achievable” controls assessment for mercury and hazardous air pollutants at Cliffside Unit 6
June 13, 2008
South has much at stake as U.S. Senate begins historic debate on climate change legislation
June 2, 2008
State to reveiw wastewater treatment facility on McIntosh County marsh hammock
June 2, 2008
Statement on The NC Division of Air Quality’s letter requiring Duke to meet Clean Air Act standards for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
June 2, 2008
Forested wetlands receive landmark protections
from federal court
June 2, 2008
Tennessee ranks #1 in U.S. with most metro areas
having large carbon footprint
May 29, 2008
Bird populations on the rise at Hatteras under new plan
May 23, 2008
Forest Service threatened with lawsuit for protecting
Tellico River watershed
May 23, 2008
Corps outlines plans for largest wetland destruction
in NC history
May 23, 2008
Clean energy advocates petition Dominion Power to call off its dirty coal plant, invest in clean energy
May 8, 2008
Environmental groups to Duke: Stop illegal construction of Cliffside or face lawsuit
May 6, 2008
DOE pushes federal condemnation for coal by wire
April 30, 2008
Federal judge approves agreement to preserve wildlife and recreation opportunities on Hatteras
April 30, 2008
Environmental coalition exposes illegal mercury limits in DEQ permit for Wise County coal plant
April 21, 2008
Beach driving negotiations successful
April 16, 2008
Environmental groups take legal aim at commercial rock digging in Tennessee state park
April 14, 2008
State asked to review water quality certification for
Pee Dee River
April 11, 2008
Mercury pollution from proposed power plant in Wise County would be worse than other Dominion plants
April 2, 2008
Stories of Atlanta's hidden watershed and the destruction of Appalachian mountains win SELC awards
April 1, 2008
Virginia State Corporation Commission rules on Dominion's proposed coal-fired power plant in Wise County
March 31, 2008
Environmental groups to file suit over illegal Cliffside air permit
March 27, 2008
Dominion playing shell game with pollution impacts of Wise Co. coal plant
March 12, 2008
Dominion concedes its planned coal-fired power plant in Wise County won’t capture greenhouse gases
March 7, 2008
Nineteen groups call on North Carolina to send Cliffside’s permit back to the drawing board
March 5, 2008
Federal judge asked to restrict driving in order to save 2008 breeding season on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
February 20, 2008
Federal court ruling will send Pee Dee plant draft air permit back to the drawing board for more stringent mercury controls
February 8, 2008
Federal court ruling will send Cliffside air permit back to the drawing board for more stringent mercury controls
February 8, 2008
EPA loses federal court battle over mercury
February 8, 2008
SELC statment on NC Air permit granted for Cliffside
January 29, 2008
No Outlying Landing Field for Washington County
January 22, 2008
Coalition demands more opportunity for citizen comment on pollution permit for controversial Wise Co. power plant
January 18, 2008
Federal Government Disregarding Impacts of Coal Mining on Nation's Endangered Wildlife
January 15, 2008
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