Press Releases
Climate Bill: Admirable Goals, Concerns about Details
We welcome a renewed focus in the U.S. Senate on addressing the problem of climate change, and look forward to working with policymakers to improve the effectiveness of draft legislation outlined today by Senators Kerry...
Groups Challenge Proposed Plant Washington Coal-fired Power Plant in Georgia
Public interest groups today filed legal challenges to three state water and air permits for the proposed 850 mega-watt Plant Washington coal power plant in Sandersville, GA.
Groups Challenge Proposed Plant Washington Coal-fired Power Plant in Georgia
Public interest groups today filed legal challenges to three state water and air permits for the proposed 850 mega-watt Plant Washington coal power plant in Sandersville, GA.
SELC Lauds Suspension of Va Offshore Drilling Plans; Urges Permanent Ban
SELC says Department of Interior acted appropriately in suspending the Virginia offshore drilling lease sale in light of the catastrophic blowout and oil spill in the Gulf, but that a permanent ban on new drilling...
SELC Lauds Suspension of Va Offshore Drilling Plans; Urges Permanent Ban
SELC says Department of Interior acted appropriately in suspending the Virginia offshore drilling lease sale in light of the catastrophic blowout and oil spill in the Gulf, but that a permanent ban on new drilling...
EPA Proposes National Safeguards on Coal Ash
After years of delay, tragedy in Tennessee, EPA proposes regulatory options but stops short of issuing a strict rule...
EPA Proposes National Safeguards on Coal Ash
After years of delay, tragedy in Tennessee, EPA proposes regulatory options but stops short of issuing a strict rule...
Groups Win Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant
The state must examine all public health and environmental impacts of a proposed Titan America cement plant near Wilmington, N.C. before any state permits for the plant can be issued, according to an order issued...
Groups Win Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant
The state must examine all public health and environmental impacts of a proposed Titan America cement plant near Wilmington, N.C. before any state permits for the plant can be issued, according to an order issued...
SELC Calls for Administration to Go Beyond a Temporary Halt of New Oil Drilling
As oil continues to spill and reaches the Gulf’s white sands, shrimp and fish nurseries, and productive wetlands and marshes, the Southern Environmental Law Center today called on the Obama Administration to go beyond a...