Press Releases
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...
Lawsuit Aimed at Army Corps Leads to Protection of Critical Wetland South of Myrtle Beach
Following a court challenge brought by conservation groups, the Army Corps of Engineers has reversed its removal of federal protection for a large wetland near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and brought the wetland under the...
Groups Challenge Creation of Costly, Harmful and Unnecessary Lake
On behalf of the Georgia River Network and American Rivers, the Southern Environmental Law Center has challenged in federal court the flawed basis for the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to permit a $17 million,...
New report examines costs of failing to connect jobs, transportation, and affordable housing in Virginia
Housing affordability is a critical challenge throughout Virginia—a challenge heightened by the recent recession and continuing economic turmoil, as well as problems with transportation and sprawl development, according to a report released today by Housing...
16th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway
The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the annual Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment. The award seeks to enhance public awareness of the value and...