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Byhalia Pipeline defeated

Community outcry, legal challenges cause developers to cancel

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Federal filing challenges unjust solar fees in Alabama

Charges by Alabama Power target rooftop and onsite solar customers

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As TVA closes coal plants, it must begin transition to clean energy

Petition pushes North Carolina to cut power plants’ carbon pollution

SELC files federal challenge against Alabama regulators’ approval of unjust solar fees

Twin Pines mining plan threatens iconic Okefenokee Swamp

Executive Director’s note on the Byhalia triumph

Victory for Southwest Memphis: Byhalia Pipeline is done

Cuts to clean water protections threaten Chesapeake Bay restoration

Dominion offshore wind project to undergo environmental review

The U.S. Forest Service will have a new chief, these should be his top priorities

Southwest Virginia schools can finally go solar

Virginia’s Pine Grove School named one of ‘America’s Most Endangered Historic Places’

FERC decision clears way for action against Alabama Power’s unjust solar charges

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The mission of the Southern Environmental Law Center is to protect the basic right to clean air, clean water, and a livable climate; to preserve our region’s natural treasures and rich biodiversity; and to provide a healthy environment for all.

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Industrial Chemical Pollution in Our Water

Attorneys: Geoff Gisler, Kelly Moser, Jean Zhuang

Protecting Alabama’s Water Quality

Attorneys: Sarah Stokes, Barry Brock, Amble Johnson

The Changing Coast

Attorneys: Christopher K. DeScherer, Sierra Weaver, Blakely Hildebrand, Morgan Butler, Jenny Brennan

Carbon cap-and-trade: A simple and proven climate solution for Virginia

Attorneys: Nate Benforado

Pollution from Industrial Animal Operations

Attorneys: Blakely Hildebrand, Geoff Gisler, Chandra Taylor, Jean Zhuang

Fighting Unnecessary Interstate 73

Attorneys: Catherine Wannamaker, Christopher K. DeScherer

Protecting Our Clean Water

Attorneys: Kelly Moser, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath, Nick Torrey, Carl Brzorad, Megan Huynh

A More Equitable Energy Future for Georgia

Attorneys: Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor

Solar Initiative

Attorneys: Lauren J. Bowen, David Neal, Gudrun Thompson, Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor, Christina Andreen Tidwell, Amanda Garcia, Will Cleveland

Offshore Drilling

Attorneys: Sierra Weaver, Christopher K. DeScherer, Deborah M. Murray, Bill Sapp, Nat Mund, Derb S. Carter, Jr., Catherine Wannamaker, Mary Maclean Asbill, Brooks Rainey Pearson, Blakely Hildebrand

Risky and Unnecessary Natural Gas Pipelines Threaten Our Region

Attorneys: Greg Buppert, Gudrun Thompson, David Neal, D.J. Gerken, Patrick Hunter, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath

Protecting Our Southern Appalachian National Forests

Attorneys: D.J. Gerken, David W. Carr, Jr., Sam Evans, Patrick Hunter, Kristin Davis

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