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New agreement requires 99% reduction of Chemours’ PFAS water pollution

Conservation groups seek to stop wood pellet company’s illegal pollution of Lumber River

Southern Virginia highway proposal threatens recent progress

Nashville mayor signs letter urging Congressional climate action

Thank you for fighting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline with us

SELC seeks nominations for 2021 Reed Environmental Writing Award

Lawsuit: Government illegally ‘cut corners’ to ram through NEPA changes

Settlement provides relief for Duke Energy customers

House passes bill to ban Atlantic offshore oil drilling

Congress approves Great American Outdoors Act

Agreement reached to protect Rocky River Watershed

FERC rightly rejects utility front group while discouraging renewable energy growth

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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: Blan Holman, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman, Keith Johnston, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath, Kelly Moser

A More Equitable Energy Future for Georgia

Attorneys: Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor, Stacy Shelton

Solar Initiative

Attorneys: Lauren J. Bowen, David Neal, Blan Holman, Gudrun Thompson, Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor, Christina Andreen Tidwell, Amanda Garcia, 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, 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, Kristin Davis

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