Southern Environmental Law Center

Coal ash infrastructure fails in wake of Hurricane Florence

SELC is closely watching the developing situation around the coal ash stored at Duke Energy’s Sutton Power Station, near Wilmington, N.C.

Judge strikes down administration’s Clean Water Act attack

A federal judge in South Carolina struck down the administration’s effort to strip away crucial clean water protections.

Project Leader

Geoff Gisler

FERC faces court challenge on Atlantic Coast Pipeline

SELC filed suit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP)

Project Leader

Greg Buppert

Groups challenge legislature’s unconstitutional power grab

The suit challenges the North Carolina's legislature’s efforts to place four state constitutional amendments on the ballot this November.

Project Leader

Kym Hunter

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Florence in photos

SELC challenges new, rushed permits for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Coal ash infrastructure fails in wake of Florence’s destruction

Community voices their opposition as Virginia officials consider pipeline infrastructure

Clean energy advocates reach agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas to extend solar program

Virginia community rallies against pipeline’s compressor station

Groups join Virginia to defend ban on uranium mining

Groups sue Chemours in federal court to stop PFAS, GenX pollution

Abandoning vehicle emission limits could upend infrastructure plans

Virginia Water Board looks the other way on pipeline problems

EPA proposes do-nothing approach to greenhouse gas rule

Cape Fear River is not a swamp, EPA confirms

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SELC Responds to the Trump Administration

Fighting Unnecessary Interstate 73

Attorneys: Catherine Wannamaker, Christopher K. DeScherer, Daniel Timmons

Protecting Our Clean Water

Attorneys: Blan Holman, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman, Anne Passino, Christina Reichert, Christopher K. DeScherer, Elizabeth Jones, Keith Johnston

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

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

Protecting Our Southern Appalachian National Forests

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

Paving through the Croatan National Forest

Attorneys: Geoff Gisler, Kym Hunter

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

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Special Announcement

SELC calls for submissions for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards

SELC is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards. Nominations are welcome from anyone, including readers, authors, and publishers. Learn More »

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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