Press Releases
Report Shows 29 Bypass Would Drive Up Cost, Complexity of Berkmar Drive Extended
Building the 29 Bypass as it is currently designed will make it much more complicated and costly to build Berkmar Drive Extended, one of Albemarle County's top priorities to reduce traffic on Route 29, according...
SELC Says Albemarle County Must Obtain Clear Commitments Before Entering 29 Bypass Deal
In a letter to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors today, the Southern Environmental Law Center set forth the county's obligations to clarify and formally vote on commitments the state would have to meet before...
Va. Transportation Board Shifts Funds to Build Controversial Charlottesville Bypass
The Commonwealth Transportation Board, in a dramatic alteration to the statewide long-range transportation funding plan it passed just last month, voted today to earmark almost $200 million to build the controversial Route 29 Bypass of...
U.S. House Tosses 40 Years of Clean Water Protections
The House of Representatives passed a bill today that would gut long-standing protections under the 40-year Clean Water Act that keep America’s drinking water, rivers, lakes, wetlands and coasts clean and healthy. Passed by a...
Conservation Groups Issue Call to Action to Restore and Protect Alabama Waters
Two leading conservation organizations, the Alabama Rivers Alliance and Southern Environmental Law Center, today released a report detailing the changes needed in state policies to ensure that Alabama has clean and plentiful drinking water and...
Biomass Rule Bad News for Southern Forests, Undercuts Climate Change Efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in its overall effort to rein in heat-trapping greenhouse gases, took a major step backwards today with a final decision to ignore carbon pollution from biomass-burning plants for at least...
Governor’s veto keeps N.C. coast for beach balls, not tar balls
Today’s vetoes by Governor Perdue of two bills--S.709 and S.781— defend North Carolina’s clean energy economy and a safe, healthy environment for residents and tourists, said the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Water Wars Ruling Exposes Lack of Water Resource Planning in Alabama
Yesterday's ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the decades-long tri-state water wars should be a wake-up call for Alabama to get serious about planning its own water future, Alabama conservation groups...
Last minute amendment provides relief to major polluters, and increased cancer risk to the public
With no public debate at the end of the session and expected to be voted on by the House, Rep. Pat McElraft today introduced, and the House Committee on the Environment approved, an amendment to...
Citizens Seek Cruise Ship Compliance to Preserve Charleston Charm
Citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, today filed suit against Panama-based Carnival Cruise Lines to enforce local laws that protect the city’s healthy environment and treasured historic assets.