Press Releases
Statement on Passage of Virginia Transportation Funding Bill (HB2313)
A statement from various groups outlining concerns about Virginia's transportation bill.
NAACP, Medical, Public Health and Environmental Groups Urge Court to Uphold Clean Air Safeguards
Eighteen national and state medical, public health, civil rights, environmental, and clean air groups filed a brief late Thursday with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air...
Conservationists Notify Santee Cooper of Clean Water Act Violations at Grainger Plant in Conway, SC
Today, the Southern Environmental Law Center gave notice of its intent to file suit against Santee Cooper for violations of the federal Clean Water Act at Santee Cooper’s Grainger Plant due to discharges from its...
Colbert Fossil Plant Illegally Discharging Toxic Coal Ash into Waterways, Conservation Groups Charge
Citing ongoing coal waste contamination at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Colbert Fossil Plant, conservation groups have charged that the facility is violating the Clean Water Act and that failure to address these violations will result in...
Richland County Court Rules Against DHEC, Allowing Coal Ash Lawsuit to Proceed
A Richland County court has ruled that conservation groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center may go forward with a lawsuit challenging the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)’s refusal to...
Southern Environmental Law Center Releases 5th Annual List of Top 10 Endangered Places in the Southeast
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the largest environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the Southeast, today released its fifth annual list of the top 10 places in the South that face immediate, potentially irreparable,...
Broad Coalition of Groups Applauds General Assembly’s Rejection of Legislation to Lift Virginia’s Ban on Uranium Mining
After a multi-year battle that included intensive industry lobbying, multiple scientific and economic studies, and fierce opposition from a uniquely diverse coalition, a legislative effort to lift Virginia’s longstanding ban on uranium mining has failed.
Asheville Coal Waste Illegally Polluting the French Broad River
Samples taken by French Broad Riverkeeper Hartwell Carson expose ongoing illegal pollution from Progress Energy Carolinas’ Asheville coal-fired power plant, prompting conservation groups today to issue a notice of impending legal action for violations of...
SELC Names Senior Attorney Cale Jaffe as Director of Charlottesville Office
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is pleased to announce that Senior Attorney Cale Jaffe will lead SELC’s future efforts in Virginia as the new director of its Charlottesville office.
Shooters Reported Mistaking Endangered Red Wolves for Coyotes
According to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service records, at least three of the ten endangered red wolves shot and killed in 2012 were reported by the shooters as mistaken for coyotes.