Press Releases
Endangered Species Act changes ‘step in the right direction’ towards protecting Southern wildlife
WASHINGTON-- Today U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced proposed changes to their regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act. These changes would reverse many of the Trump administration’s...
Coosa Riverkeeper Reaches Water Quality Settlement with Newcastle Homes
BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) has reached a settlement with Newcastle Homes on behalf of the Coosa Riverkeeper. ...
Alabama Public Service Commission greenlights more large-scale solar
MONGOMERY, Ala.—The Alabama Public Service Commission issued a decision late Wednesday allowing Alabama Power to greatly expand the amount of renewable energy resources on its system, which will bring more large-scale solar development to the...
Lawsuit challenges TVA’s backroom deal with gas corporation, flimsy environmental analysis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Sierra Club, Appalachian Voices, and the Center for Biological Diversity, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, filed a lawsuit today against the Tennessee Valley Authority over the federal utility’s plans...
Direct Pay Expands Access to IRA Benefits:
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released new guidance on key provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that would expand clean energy tax credits to state,...
North Carolina legislators endanger people’s health and safety with polluters’ wish list in H.B.600
Legislators propose to block efforts to stop PFAS pollution of N.C. drinking water sources, curtail local input in MVP Southgate, and prohibit cleaner technology for handling industrial hog waste CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—North Carolina legislators recently...
North Carolina legislature’s elimination of wetlands protections increases flood risks and endangers communities and fisheries
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Following an opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court that placed over half of America’s wetlands at risk of pollution and destruction, the majority of the North Carolina legislature today voted to take away...
Georgia Public Service Commission drops plan to burn tires for energy
ATLANTA—Today the Georgia Public Service Commission agreed to drop plans to allow biomass plants in Georgia to burn scrap tires for electricity.
Air Pollution Control Board votes to remove Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Today, Virginia’s Air Pollution Control Board decided to remove the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. In a 4 to 3 vote, the board carried out the wishes of Virginia Gov.
Pipeline Plan and Petersburg Compressor Station Raise Pollution, Environmental Justice Concerns
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — This week the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco)’s proposed Commonwealth Energy...