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Reliable Outer Banks transportation moving forward

A federal court ruled in favor of SELC in defending the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s plan to provide safe, reliable transportation on Hatteras Island.

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Kym Hunter

SELC sues for information on secret public lands overhaul

As numerous signs suggest a potential shakeup in how the nation’s public lands are overseen, SELC is suing for access to public information about government plans.

Project Leader

Kym Hunter

Court stops pipeline construction

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a case argued by SELC that requires all construction associated with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to halt immediately.

Project Leader

D.J. Gerken

SELC Responds to the Trump Administration

SELC is defending the fundamental laws and policies that have been put in place to safeguard the quality of our air, water, and natural treasures.

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Administration signals unprecedented attack on America’s clean water protections

Pipeline explosion reignites concerns

Appeals Court again sides with citizens protecting clean water

SELC op-ed: N.C. budget bungles GenX action

Court decision keeps reliable Outer Banks transportation moving forward

Action needed as legislature sabotages N.C. light rail

Trump administration seeks to subsidize coal, keep old plants burning

Dominion exaggerates pipeline job numbers

SELC sues for information on secret public lands overhaul

N.C. Republicans push problem-laden budget without public input

SELC, partners urge Corps to deny federal permit for Sea Island groin

New set of Charlottesville-area Route 29 upgrades earns local endorsements

Power of the Law: Guarding our health and environment in these challenging times

SELC believes that everyone in this region deserves to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a healthy environment. This nonprofit organization gets consistently impressive results because we know how to work effectively in all three branches of government—and at the national, regional, state, and local levels—to create, strengthen, and enforce the laws and policies that determine the beauty and health of our environment.  

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SELC Responds to the Trump Administration

Raleigh 540 Extension Would Toll Drivers and Environment

Attorneys: Kym Hunter, Ramona McGee

Protecting Our Clean Water

Attorneys: Blan Holman, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman

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

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

Protecting Our Southern Appalachian National Forests

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

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, Sarah Stokes, Christina Andreen

Fracking in the Southeast

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

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Special Announcement

Hugh Irwin recognized for lifetime of service to Southern forests

SELC recently recognized Hugh Irwin's immeasurable impact on the Southern Appalachian mountains with its Southeastern Stewardship Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn More »

Spring Newsletter 2018

  • SELC Marshals Opposition, Readies for Litigation Against Offshore Drilling
  • Defending the Public’s Voice in Forest Protection
  • Solar Advocacy in the Shadow of V.C. Summer

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