2009 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

Coalition Calls on ODEC to Make a New Year's Resolution and Scrap Hampton Roads Power Plant

December 28, 2009

Suit filed to protect globally rare ecosystem in Virginia

December 16, 2009

Groups Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant

December 9, 2009

Clean Water Groups Challenge Massive Coal Mine in Alabama's Black Warrior Watershed

November 20, 2009

N. C. Trout Breathe Easier After Court Ruling

November 19, 2009

Groups Call on N. C. to Build Safer Route after Sea Reclaims Outer Banks Highway

November 18, 2009

Court Declines to Enjoin Port for Now, But Adds Federal Defendants

November 17, 2009

State Panel Confirms Energy Efficiency Achievable

November 16, 2009

Perdue Administration Decides: No Complete Review of Titan Cement Plant's Environmental Impact

November 13, 2009

Jordan Lake Petition Response Raises Questions

November 6, 2009

Durham Mistake Means Protest Petition Stands

October 29, 2009

EPA To Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics

October 26, 2009

Discharge of Fish Waste Going Under Radar in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

October 22, 2009

New Report Calls for Swift Action to Clean Up Birmingham Air

October 20, 2009

Conservationists back USFS action to restore water quality in NC's Tellico ORV area

October 14, 2009

15th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway

October 13, 2009

Rare Birds and Sea Turtles are Thriving in 2009 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

October 5, 2009

SELC applauds introduction of forest-protection bill in Congress

October 1, 2009

EPA CO2 Limits Overdue under Clean Air Act, but Welcome

September 30, 2009

Groups File Challenge of Carbon Dioxide Pollution Permit for Virginia Power Plant

September 30, 2009

Six Months of Oil Not Worth a Disaster on Southern Coasts, Says SELC

September 21, 2009

SELC Urges EPA to Set Strong Smog Limit to Protect Public Health in the South

September 16, 2009

S.C. Supreme Court Grants Review of Charleston Port Case

September 10, 2009

Groups ask state administration to study environmental impact of cement plant

September 10, 2009

S.C. Pee Dee Coal Plant Suspended

August 24, 2009

National Park or Parking Lot? Senators Re-introduce Bill

August 11, 2009

Judge Rules for Environmental Groups in Challenge to Virginia Power Plant

August 11, 2009

U.S. District Court Clarification of Clean Water Act is a Win for Wetlands

August 6, 2009

Navy Decision Dodges Environmental Protections for Endangered Right Whales

August 3, 2009

Dominion's Wise Co. coal-fired power plant violates federal law, clean energy advocates tell court

July 31, 2009

EPA Clears Up Stormwater Program

July 21, 2009

Groups Seek to Delay Charleston Port Construction

July 20, 2009

Judge Rules in Tri-State Water Wars that Atlanta Can't Take Water from Lake Lanier

July 17, 2009

Board Denies Proposed Relicensing of Duke Energy’s Dams on the Catawba-Wateree River

July 9, 2009

Immediate Action Needed after NC Tops EPA’s List for High Hazard Coal Ash Waste Sites, says SELC

July 1, 2009

Proposed Naval Warfare Training Range Near Only Nursery for Endangered Right Whale Poses Threat

June 30, 2009

House Passes First U.S. Effort on Climate Change

June 26, 2009

SELC lauds action by Kaine Administration to improve Virginia's air quality

June 23, 2009

Senate committee passes compromise version of key water protection bill

June 18, 2009

EPA Abandons Wetlands and Fisheries to Destruction in 2nd Largest U.S. Estuary

June 18, 2009

SELC lauds steps by Dominion, Governor to increase energy efficiency in Virginia

June 16, 2009

Groups Agree: Strong Energy Efficiency Program Ready to Go

June 12, 2009

Groups Urge EPA: Veto Mining Wetlands and Nurseries

June 8, 2009

EPA Must Protect North Carolina's Fisheries after Army Corps of Engineers Fails to Address Grave Concerns about PCS’ Mine Expansion

May 6, 2009

Survey of Watauga Co. voters reveals strong support for conservation land-use planning

May 4, 2009

Groups Intervene to Ensure Piping Plover Survival

May 1, 2009

Interior Secretary Salazar seeks to vacate rule that allowed coal industry to ruin Appalachian streams

April 27, 2009

EPA’s finding that global warming pollution endangers public health has major implications for the South

April 17, 2009

New Report: Across America, Waters in Crisis

April 17, 2009

Groups File Suit to Block State Air Pollution Permit for Unneeded Pee Dee Coal Plant

April 13, 2009

Virginia legislature passes energy efficiency bills

April 9, 2009

Federal Court Overturns Permit for Massive Reservoir in Virginia

April 1, 2009

EPA Determination of Unacceptable Environmental Harm Triggers Examination of PCS Phosphate Mining Expansion

March 26, 2009

Congress bestows permanent protection for 9 special areas in Virginia's mountain forests

March 25, 2009

Wetlands Protection at Stake in Challenge to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

March 24, 2009

Two Virginians win SELC writing awards on themes of preserving farmland and connecting kids to nature

March 16, 2009

Numbers Don’t Add Up for Duke’s Weak Permit

March 13, 2009

Environmental Protections Must be Upheld as Mining Expands

March 12, 2009

US Forest Service proposes closing ORV area in North Carolina to protect water quality

February 27, 2009

Statement on the Conclusion of Negotiated Rulemaking for Off Road Vehicle Use in Cape Hatteras National Seashore

February 26, 2009

Duke Energy’s Save-a-Watt Proposal Rejected by South Carolina Utility Regulators

February 26, 2009

SC Energy Report to Congressional Delegation Fizzles on Solutions

February 5, 2009

Groups sue Bush administration on coal mining law

January 16, 2009

SELC Outlines Minimum Coal Waste Safeguards Necessary to Protect Environment, Public Health & Safety

January 14, 2009

SELC calls on Congress to choose road repair, transportation alternatives in recovery package

January 13, 2009

Environmental Groups Call for Withdrawal of Offshore Drilling Proposal for Virginia

January 13, 2009

Second Spill of Coal Waste Adds Urgency to Need for Regulation and Oversight

January 9, 2009

Report shows efficiency beats coal in Virginia

January 8, 2009