Press Releases
SELC, Mobile Baykeeper statement on Plant Barry coal ash pollution lawsuit dismissal
MOBILE, Ala.— Today the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, challenging Alabama Power’s plan to permanently leave...
SELC Joins Partnership to Connect Communities to Environmental Justice Funding
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Southern Environmental Law Center has been selected to help connect communities to new funding opportunities as part of a historic federal environmental justice grantmaking program.
SELC responds to FERC extending time for MVP Southgate completion
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decided to extend the deadline for construction of MVP Southgate, a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline that it previously approved to run approximately 75 miles...
SELC applauds U.S. Forest Service proposal that would provide historic protections for nation’s old growth
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced a groundbreaking proposal to increase protections for old-growth forests on public lands. The move marks a significant shift in how the agency manages old-growth forests, which...
Commission approves Duke Energy Carolinas rate increase and low-income affordability programs
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Following an order late Friday from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, regulated monopoly Duke Energy Carolinas will raise rates for customers for three years, boost profits for shareholders, and spend hundreds of millions,...
SC agency strengthens public transparency around industrial PFAS pollution
New permit process requires polluters to disclose toxic PFAS and 1,4-dioxane discharges into waterways CHARLESTON, S.C. — This fall, after extensive public advocacy by the Southern Environmental Law Center and other groups, South Carolina’s Department...
SELC announces finalists for the 2024 Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced the finalists for the 2024 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award today. The work of this year’s finalists explores a wide array of environmental topics,...
Groups challenge South Carolina agency’s illegal rules for major water withdrawals
Loophole allows removal of all water from rivers, harming wildlife, communities, and businesses CHARLESTON, S.C. — Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a challenge to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s...
New methane safeguards will cut climate pollution and protect communities
Federal action comes as Southern utilities are pushing for a massive investment in methane gas that will worsen climate crisis CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Biden Administration released a new rule, expected to be the...
Groups applaud new federal rule creating unified standard for transportation climate pollution
WASHINGTON — A new Federal Highway Administration rule will unify the way State departments of transportation (state DOTs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) track climate-changing transportation pollution. This commonsense approach enhances the existing tools transportation...