2010 PRESS RELEASE ARCHIVE

Judge Expedites Monroe Bypass Challenge - Will Consider Temporary Injunction Later if Necessary

December 30, 2010

Prime Wildlife Habitat in Tennessee Spared under Agreement Between Conservation Groups and U.S. Forest Service

December 29, 2010

Court rules GA failed to set safe limits on pollutants from coal plant

December 17, 2010

SELC Commends DOI Decision to Restore Ban of Offshore Drilling in Atlantic and Eastern Gulf

December 1, 2010

Public Interest Groups Ask Judge to Put an Immediate Halt to Billion-Dollar Bypass

November 24, 2010

Conservation Groups Seek Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Management within National Park

November 16, 2010

Groups Appeal NC Decision to Allow Forests to Be Burned for Energy

November 11, 2010

Agency to Review Oil Drilling Risks after Gulf Spill & Seek Public Input

November 11, 2010

Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach

November 9, 2010

Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake

November 8, 2010

New report examines costs of failing to connect jobs, transportation, and affordable housing in Virginia

November 5, 2010

16th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway

October 22, 2010

BP responsible for harm to ecosystem and species in the Gulf

October 20, 2010

Southern States Bottom Out in ACEEE National Energy Efficiency Rankings

October 13, 2010

Government leaves Gulf of Mexico at risk

October 12, 2010

Utilities Commission decision on wood bioenergy underscores need for environmental safeguards

October 12, 2010

Tennessee Governor's Petition Could Stop Mountaintop Mining on State Owned Lands

October 1, 2010

SCDOT's Environmental Study For I-526 Extension Is Off-base, And Illegal

September 30, 2010

Agreement Reduces Trout Stream Impacts from Cliffs Mountain Golf Course

September 23, 2010

Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition Lauds Delay of ODEC's Plans for a Coal-Fired Plant

September 8, 2010

Ruling Opens Season on N. C. Trout Streams for Golf Course Developers

August 27, 2010

Nesting birds and sea turtles break records at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

August 25, 2010

Court victory greets returning plovers

August 25, 2010

SCDOT Planners Ignore Better, Cheaper Alternative to Mark Clark Expressway

July 28, 2010

Court Rules Water Permits for Georgia Coal Plant are Invalid

July 26, 2010

Downstream Users and River Advocates Challenge Paper Mill Permit

July 23, 2010

Oil industry assurances not enough

July 22, 2010

Pause of Risky Deepwater Drilling Needed for Safety

July 12, 2010

Four Environmental Groups Seek To Defend Greenhouse Gas Rule in Court

July 7, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Highlights Need to Put Atlantic Coast, Eastern Gulf Off-Limits to Offshore Drilling, Groups Say

June 30, 2010

ORV Kills Nesting Sea Turtle on Cape Hatteras National Seashore

June 25, 2010

Court Lifts Moratorium, Green Lights More Deepwater Drilling in the Gulf

June 22, 2010

MMS deepwater lease sales to BP and other companies continue lax oversight say groups

June 11, 2010

SELC Cheers US Senate Rejection of Anti-Clean Air Act Resolution

June 10, 2010

Conservationists Applaud New Wilderness Bill for Tennessee

June 9, 2010

SELC Applauds Announcement to Cancel Va Offshore Drilling; Urges Permanent Ban for All South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf

May 27, 2010

BP to be sued over harm to endangered species

May 25, 2010

Minerals Management Service's complicity in Gulf oil disaster challenged in court

May 17, 2010

Climate Bill: Admirable Goals, Concerns about Details

May 12, 2010

Conservation Groups’ Comments on Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan

May 11, 2010

Groups Challenge Proposed Plant Washington Coal-fired Power Plant in Georgia

May 7, 2010

SELC Lauds Suspension of Va Offshore Drilling Plans; Urges Permanent Ban

May 6, 2010

EPA Proposes National Safeguards on Coal Ash

May 4, 2010

Groups Win Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant

May 4, 2010

SELC Calls for Administration to Go Beyond a Temporary Halt of New Oil Drilling

April 30, 2010

SELC Highlights Concern Over Offshore Seismic Surveys

April 29, 2010

Army Corps Voids Earlier Withdrawal of Protections for Wetlands near Charleston

April 20, 2010

Clarify Legal Protections for Streams and Wetlands

April 20, 2010

EPA "Tailpipe" Rule Curbing Greenhouse Gases Offers Multiple Benefits for the South

April 1, 2010

Six Months of Oil Not Worth Risking Southern Beaches and Fisheries

March 31, 2010

Obama Administration Takes Giant Step Backward in Opening Virginia and South Atlantic to Offshore Drilling

March 30, 2010

Environmental Groups go to Court to Counter Virginia Attorney General's Effort to Block Action on Climate Change

March 19, 2010

SELC Attorneys Receive Honors

March 17, 2010

World experts on uranium mining featured at Richmond forum

March 11, 2010

Groups Seek Positive Outcomes from Proposed Rules for Off-Road Vehicles within National Park

March 5, 2010

Alabama rivers, Great Smoky Mountains are featured topics for Reed Writing Award winners

March 5, 2010

Virginia's Challenge Of EPA Carbon-Emissions Rule Misguided

February 19, 2010

Army Corps Fails to Protect 500 Acres of Wetlands Near Charleston

February 17, 2010

Dominion Energy Efficiency Plan a Good Start, But Short-Changes Business and Low-Income Customers

February 15, 2010

River Advocates Allege Clean Water Act Violations By N. C. Hog Operation

February 9, 2010

Lee Smith, Renowned Southern Writer and NYTimes Best-Selling Author, Featured Speaker at SELC Event

February 8, 2010

Conservation Groups Applaud Right-Sizing of Massive Mountain Highway in NC, TN

February 3, 2010

Conservation Groups Cheer Settlement Ending Long Fight to Stop Road Through Great Smokies Park

February 2, 2010

Conservation groups in court to save highly endangered whales

January 27, 2010

Catawba River Interbasin Transfer Controversy Resolved

January 19, 2010

SELC Lauds EPA Proposal to Strengthen Ozone Limit to Protect Health of Southerners

January 7, 2010

One Week Left to Enter SELC's Writing Contest

January 3, 2010