SELC HAS A UNIQUE MISSION:

Use the power of the law to protect the environment and health of the Southeast. Working in all three branches of government, this non-profit organization shapes, implements, and enforces the laws and policies that determine the quality of the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the landscapes and communities around us. Learn more»

  • Immediate Action Needed after NC Tops EPA’s List for High-Hazard Coal Ash Waste Sites

    STANDING UP FOR THE SOUTHEAST

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

    North Carolina at the top of the list for the most coal combustion waste sites posing a high hazard to the public. More»

  • Navy Sonar Testing Range (GA)

    FROM THE NEWSROOM

    Proposed Naval Warfare Training Range near Only Nursery for Endangered Right Whale Poses Threat, says SELC

    The 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. More»

  • Chandra Taylor

    MEET OUR ATTORNEYS

    Chandra Taylor

    Expertise on transportation and water issues. More»

  • SELC'S ACTION PLAN

    How can one group make a significant impact throughout a six-state region during a time of accelerating environmental threats? SELC’s answer is an ambitious new ten-year action plan. More»

What's Happening in Your State?

Think regionally, act locally.

MULTIMEDIA

The Inside Story: Mountaintop Removal

The Inside Story: Mountaintop Removal

SELC blocks rule that eased the way for this destructive practice. More»

IMAGE GALLERIES

Land Grab

Writing to Save the World

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