CLEAN WATER

SELC is keeping southern waters clean and flowing, from mountain trout streams to slow-moving blackwater rivers on the coast.  One major priority is battling the #1 source of water pollution in the South: polluted “stormwater” runoff from pavement, construction sites, and industrial areas that is contaminating our drinking water and harming aquatic wildlife.   

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Clean Water Issues

Polluted Runoff

SELC is securing tougher controls on polluted runoff, our single greatest threat to water quality.

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Coal Mining in the South

Surface coal mining, including “mountaintop removal,” is wreaking havoc on forests and rivers throughout the Appalachian region. SELC is working all angles to stop the worst destruction.

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Maintaining Natural Flow

SELC defends natural river and stream flows vital to clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems.

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