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South Carolina solar customers get a boost

Regulators adopt solar-supporting approach, rejecting utility requests

New podcast season launched

Hear from women on the frontlines of the fight for environmental justice, like Heather McTeer Toney

The Byhalia Pipeline in Memphis

Get the background on why former Vice President Al Gore called it a 'reckless, racist, rip-off"

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Mountain road right-sized, protecting forested lands

Tennessee and North Carolina drop plans to build major highway

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Groups urge TVA to halt plans for new natural gas plants in order to meet carbon goals

SELC statement on bill to permanently protect Atlantic Ocean from drilling

Catherine Coleman Flowers on being of and for the rural South

Groups call to halt removal of protections for red-cockaded woodpeckers

South Carolina solar customers get a boost

Smithfield must fix pollution, environmental injustices at hog operations producing biogas

Conservation groups ask Tennessee to revoke gravel mine permit on the Duck River

Memphis rallies and marches draw attention to Byhalia Pipeline opposition

New season of Broken Ground focuses on women fighting for environmental justice

Memphis-area Congressman leads letter asking Biden to re-evaluate Byhalia permit

South must play a key role in addressing climate change, biodiversity crises

Brenda Mallory confirmed as Chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality

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The mission of the Southern Environmental Law Center is to protect the basic right to clean air, clean water, and a livable climate; to preserve our region’s natural treasures and rich biodiversity; and to provide a healthy environment for all.

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Industrial Chemical Pollution in Our Water

Attorneys: Geoff Gisler, Kelly Moser, Jean Zhuang

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: Kelly Moser, Geoff Gisler, Bill Sapp, Frank Holleman, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath, Nick Torrey, Carl Brzorad, Megan Huynh

A More Equitable Energy Future for Georgia

Attorneys: Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor

Solar Initiative

Attorneys: Lauren J. Bowen, David Neal, Gudrun Thompson, Kurt Ebersbach, Jill Kysor, Christina Andreen Tidwell, Amanda Garcia, 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, Patrick Hunter, Jonathan Gendzier, Mark Sabath

Protecting Our Southern Appalachian National Forests

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

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Great hikes in the Southern Appalachians

Knowing the places we protect is one of the Southern Environmental Law Center's greatest strengths. Here we're sharing a few of our favorite Southern Appalachian hikes to consider this spring. Learn More »

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