Press Releases
Court orders Metro Green to halt solid waste handling operations adjacent to Black neighbors
STONECREST, Ga.—Today a DeKalb County Superior Court granted Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment’s (CHASE) motion for an injunction to halt Metro Green Recycling from constructing and operatin...
Georgia court orders City of Columbus to protect drinking water, tourism
COLUMBUS, Ga. — A state court has ruled in favor of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in the Columbus Water Works’ (CWW) lawsuit challenging the legalit...
Dominion Energy’s latest proposal would gold plate Virginia’s energy grid instead of transitioning it to zero carbon
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted expert testimony on behalf of Appalachian Voices in Dominion Energy’s third attempt to receive approval for projects that i...
SELC seeks nominations for Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards. Nominations are welcome from anyone, including reade...
Dominion Energy has overcharged customers more than a billion dollars
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted expert testimony on behalf of Appalachian Voices in the first proceeding that Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC)...
Federal Regulators Again Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Elimination of Critical North Carolina Protections for Sea Turtles and Fish
WILMINGTON, NC — Today Cape Fear River Watch, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Defenders of Wildlife, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), filed a challenge against the ...
SELC appeals NEPA ruling to preserve citizen access to courts
A group of 17 conservation organizations is challenging a federal court decision that would effectively block the rights of citizens to challenge a damaging downgrade of the rules outlining how the Na...
SELC statement on challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program
Today the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond issued an opinion rejecting to the Virginia Manufacturers Association’s 2020 challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program. In response to the decision,...
North Carolina to Develop Rule to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina today welcomed its approval by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, given...