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»

  • SELC Files Suit to Stop Lax Federal Oversight of Offshore Drilling

    STANDING UP FOR THE SOUTH'S ENVIRONMENT

    SELC Files Suit to Stop Lax Federal Oversight of Offshore Drilling

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  • Mark Clark Expressway

    FROM THE NEWSROOM

    SCDOT Planners Ignore Better, Cheaper Alternative to Mark Clark Expressway

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  • Catherine Wannamaker

    MEET OUR ATTORNEYS

    Catherine Wannamaker

    Broad expertise in environmental law and litigation.

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  • SELC’s Long-Term Strategic Action Plan

    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

True Costs of Coal

True Costs of Coal

Southern utilities say coal is "cheap,” but this argument doesn’t add up when you factor in the costs to our environment and health. More»

GALLERY

Going, Going, Gone

Going, Going, Gone

A moving anthem for Appalachia accompanied by striking images of its beauty and the devastating impacts of mountaintop removal. More»

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