Press Releases
North Carolina Sues Duke Energy in Charlotte for Pollution of Mountain Island Lake
North Carolina has filed a second proceeding against Duke Energy for its pollution of Mountain Island Lake, the source of drinking water for approximately 860,000 people in Charlotte, Gastonia, and Mount Holly, as well as...
Three Questions VDOT Must Answer at Tonight’s Charlottesville Bypass Meeting
A public meeting tonight will address the latest in a long series of troubling developments with the controversial Charlottesville Bypass proposal.
State Files Suit Against Duke Energy For Coal Ash Pollution in Mountain Island Lake
In response to a Notice of Intent to Sue filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, the State of North Carolina has filed suit against Duke Energy for...
Southern Environmental Law Center: Santee Cooper Closure Plan is Illegal and Destined to Fail
The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed comments demonstrating that Santee Cooper's closure plan for its coal ash at its Grainger facility in Conway, S.C., is unlawful, is based on a mistaken geologic assumption, leaves...
Why We’re at the Table: Utility Rate Hearings, Our Natural Resources and Our Economy
Today, the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) is holding the first of three informal hearings on Alabama Power Co.’s rate of return on equity, a measure of the utility’s guaranteed profit.
Southern Environmental Law Center Founder/Executive Director Receives Highest Award from Garden Club
Rick Middleton, founder and executive director of the Southern Environmental Law Center, was awarded the Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal by the Garden Club of America at its annual meeting last night in Philadelphia.
SELC and Waccamaw Riverkeeper File Federal Clean Water Act Suit Against Santee Cooper for Coal Ash Pollution at Conway
Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed suit under the United States Clean Water Act on behalf of the Waccamaw Riverkeeper against Santee Cooper for its illegal water pollution from coal ash at its Grainger...
News Advisory: Media Tour of George Washington National Forest as Forest Service Weighs Opening Area
Advisory for a tour of the George Washington National Forest with some of the region’s most knowledgeable experts about this special area, in advance of the expected Forest Service decision in early June on whether...
700 Acres of Georgia Cypress Wetlands and Marsh to be Restored and Preserved
A federal court yesterday evening approved an agreement between a private landowner and conservation groups to restore and protect over 700 acres of Georgia’s iconic cypress wetlands and coastal salt marsh near Brunswick, Georgia.
Southern Environmental Law Center and Catawba Riverkeeper Give Notice of Suit to Stop Duke’s Pollution of Charlotte’s Drinking Water Reservoir
The Southern Environmental Law Center has sent a notice to Duke Energy Carolinas LLC that it will bring suit under the Clean Water Act to stop Duke's coal ash pollution of Mountain Island Lake, the...