Press Releases
Pervasive problems within oil industry require reform
Problems in the oil industry by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling confirms the need for systemic reform and better oversight.
Paving paradise: Conservation groups react to decision on North Carolina bridge construction
Summary: • The North Carolina Department of Transportation today made available to the public the Record of Decision (“ROD”) signed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on the plan to replace the deteriorating Herbert C.
Judge Expedites Monroe Bypass Challenge – Will Consider Temporary Injunction Later if Necessary
U.S. District Judge James C. Dever, III, today put off as premature a request by environmental groups for a temporary injunction for the proposed Monroe Bypass near Charlotte, but is expediting the case and said...
Prime Wildlife Habitat in Tennessee Spared under Agreement Between Conservation Groups and U.S. Forest Service
Conservation groups have withdrawn their challenge of a large timber sale that the U.S. Forest Service was planning in the north section of the Cherokee National Forest after reaching an agreement with the agency sparing...
Court rules GA failed to set safe limits on pollutants from coal plant
A Georgia state court today rejected Georgia’s air quality permit for Plant Washington, a proposed 850 mega-watt coal-fired power plant in Sandersville, GA. According to today’s ruling, the state permit for the Plant Washington violated...
SELC Commends DOI Decision to Restore Ban of Offshore Drilling in Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Atlantic coast and the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast will remain off-limits to offshore oil and gas drilling at least through 2017.
Public Interest Groups Ask Judge to Put an Immediate Halt to Billion-Dollar Bypass
Environmental groups today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in federal court seeking an immediate halt to any further action by the N.C. Department of Transportation on the proposed Monroe Bypass near Charlotte, including...
Conservation Groups Seek Responsible Off-Road Vehicle Management within National Park
After a record-breaking year for wildlife at Cape Hatteras National Seashore and visitor occupancy in Dare County, NC, conservation groups are studying the Final Environmental Impact Statement released yesterday by the National Park Service as...
Groups Appeal NC Decision to Allow Forests to Be Burned for Energy
Environmental Defense Fund and the Southern Environmental Law Center announced this week they are appealing a recent decision by the N.C. Utilities Commission that would allow Duke Energy to get renewable energy credits from harvesting...
Agency to Review Oil Drilling Risks after Gulf Spill & Seek Public Input
The federal agency that oversees offshore drilling today announced it will revise the environmental analysis under which BP’s Deepwater Horizon operated and other oil drilling activities in the Gulf of Mexico continue, according to the...