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Public cut from public lands under Trump order

In the midst of all the turmoil in Washington, D.C., one recent move by President Donald Trump has slipped largely under the radar.

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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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Agreement protects Flint River system from textile pollution

A federal judge has approved a settlement in a lawsuit against a textile manufacturer in Georgia that will clean up wastewater produced by the plant.

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EPA analysis: Proposal cutting clean water protections benefits heavy industry, not farmers

Public cut from public lands under Trump order

Georgia groups challenge ruling dismissing appeal of flawed Plant Vogtle decision

With 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda, groups push for action in South Carolina

Take action: Tell NC officials to demand coal ash clean up

Tennessee releases statewide plan to protect water resources

S.C. Supreme Court sides with citizens in annexation dispute

Agreement protects Flint River tributaries from textile pollution

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

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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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Winter Newsletter 2018

  • The Atlantic Coast Pipeline
  • SELC Applauds Forest Service
  • Endangered Species, Endangered Protections
  • 2018 State of Solar in the South

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