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Administration announces plan to gut clean water protections

The Environmental Protection Agency released a new proposal that, if approved, would remove clean water protections that have been in place for generations.

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Blan Holman

SELC sues to stop seismic blasting in the Atlantic

SELC attorneys filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from allowing companies to conduct seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Catherine Wannamaker

ACP construction halted

For the first time, the Virginia SCC has outright rejected an Integrated Resource Plan from Dominion Energy.

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Petroleum industry report inflates benefits of offshore drilling

Duke Energy filings confirm groundwater pollution at Carolinas coal ash sites

Georgia Power confirms coal ash ponds fail to meet federal restrictions

Tennessee Wilderness Act will protect 20,000 acres of Cherokee National Forest

Federal court throws out pipeline’s Forest Service approval

Looking ahead to major energy decisions in 2019, Georgians demand Fair Energy Now

Op-ed: Why we support the Chemours consent order

SELC sues to stop seismic blasting in the Atlantic

Administration announces plan to gut clean water protections

Virginia officials reject Dominion IRP and ACP construction halted

Solar Workgroup announces six new solar projects in southwest Virginia

Endangered red wolves get immediate reprieve, still need urgent action

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SELC Responds to the Trump Administration

Fighting Unnecessary Interstate 73

Attorneys: Catherine Wannamaker, Christopher K. DeScherer

Protecting Our Clean Water

Attorneys: Blan Holman, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman, Anne Passino, Christina Reichert, Christopher K. DeScherer, Elizabeth Jones, Keith Johnston, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath, Kelly Moser

Plant Vogtle Nuclear Expansion

Attorneys: Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor, Katie Ottenweller, Stacy Shelton

Solar Initiative

Attorneys: Katie Ottenweller, Lauren J. Bowen, David Neal, Blan Holman, Gudrun Thompson, Kurt Ebersbach, Peter Stein, Jill Kysor, Christina Andreen, Amanda Garcia, Elizabeth Jones, Hannah Coman, 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, Charmayne Staloff, D.J. Gerken, Amelia Burnette, Patrick Hunter, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath, Emily Wyche

Protecting Our Southern Appalachian National Forests

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

World’s Only Wild Red Wolves in Jeopardy

Attorneys: Sierra Weaver, Derb S. Carter, Jr., Ramona McGee

Coal Mining: A Threat to Alabama Waters

Attorneys: Catherine Wannamaker, Barry Brock, Christina Andreen, Sarah Stokes

Fracking in the Southeast

Attorneys: Mary Maclean Asbill, Greg Buppert, Kristin Davis, Nat Mund, Brooks Rainey Pearson, April Lipscomb

Coal Ash

Attorneys: Frank Holleman, John Suttles, D.J. Gerken, Greg Buppert, Deborah M. Murray, Nick Torrey, Amelia Burnette, Patrick Hunter, Jonathan Gendzier, Chris Bowers, Kurt Ebersbach, Keith Johnston, Leslie Griffith, Nate Benforado, Amanda Garcia, Anne Passino, Christina Reichert, Christina Andreen

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Fall Newsletter 2018

  • A Remarkable Record of Achievement Under Attack
  • SELC Leads Coal Ash Cleanup
  • Solar Power in the South
  • Energy Efficiency: Low Hanging Fruit

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