Press Releases
Conservation Groups in Federal Court over Duke Energy Progress’s Coal Ash Pollution of Sutton Lake and Groundwater near Wilmington
Conservation groups today filed suit in federal court against Duke Energy Progress, Inc., to clean up the company’s toxic coal ash pollution of Sutton Lake near Wilmington, N.C, and coal ash pollution of groundwater at...
Conservation Groups Applaud Auction for Virginia Offshore Wind Energy Area
In a step forward for offshore wind energy development, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Interior auctioned approximately 113,000 acres off the coast of Virginia for commercial wind energy development for over...
Wise Energy for Virginia responds to the filing of Dominion’s 2013 Integrated Resource Plan
Dominion’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is required to evaluate how the company will meet its customer’s energy needs over the next fifteen years at the lowest reasonable cost. In a report released earlier this week,...
Unprecedented North Carolina Waiver of Water Quality Protections Challenged
On behalf of American Rivers, the Southern Environmental Law Center challenged the North Carolina Department of the Environment and Natural Resources’ unprecedented waiver of its responsibility to uphold water quality protections that allows an unneeded...
Five Things to Look for as Dominion Virginia Power Lays out Long-Range Energy Plan
Dominion Virginia Power is required to file its 2013 long-range energy plan with the Virginia State Corporation Commission by September 1. Critical decisions about how a utility will meet its customer’s electricity needs over the...
Conservation Groups Move to Protect Lakes Norman and Wylie from Coal Ash Pollution
The Southern Environmental Law Center today moved to intervene in the state enforcement action pending in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against Duke Energy’s illegal coal ash pollution at six different locations across North Carolina.
Investing in Efficiency, Wind and Solar Would Be Cheaper, Safer for Virginians than Dominion’s Plan, Report Finds
Within ten years, energy efficiency, solar and wind could power about a million Virginia homes—likely at a lower cost than building new fossil fuel-fired power plants—according to a detailed analysis released today.
Conservation Groups Act to Join State Charges against Progress Energy’s Coal Ash Pollution at Sutton
Conservation groups today filed in court to join North Carolina’s complaint against Duke Energy Progress over its illegal groundwater pollution from coal ash at its Sutton facility near Wilmington, N.C.
Report Finds Link Between Income and Use for Atlanta’s Managed Lanes
As Atlanta increasingly turns to managed highway lanes as a traffic strategy, a new report looks at whether income plays a role in which drivers are using High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes. A Highway for...
Alabama PSC Review Process Results in No Improved Transparency or Rate Benefits
The Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) this week voted to change the way it regulates the Alabama Power Company’s rates. The decision follows informal meetings that resulted from growing criticism of its ineffective, secretive oversight...