Press Releases
Groups Appeal for Environmental Review of Titan Cement Plant
Groups today appealed to Wake County Superior Court for a comprehensive review of public health and environmental impacts from the proposed Titan America cement plant after a N.C. Department of Administration ruling allowed the plant...
Clean Water Groups Challenge Massive Coal Mine in Alabama’s Black Warrior Watershed
The Southern Environmental Law Center today petitioned for a hearing on a permit issued last month for a 3,255-acre coal mine in Blount County. The proposed mine would have more than 60 pollution discharge points...
N. C. Trout Breathe Easier After Court Ruling
The N.C. Court of Appeals this week upheld the state’s protective buffer for trout streams in a victory for North Carolina’s water quality, according to the SELC.
Groups Call on N. C. to Build Safer Route after Sea Reclaims Outer Banks Highway
Six conservation groups today called on the NCDOT to build a safer, less-exposed emergency route for Outer Banks residents and tourists that is not dependent on the section of Highway 12 in Pea Island National...
Court Declines to Enjoin Port for Now, But Adds Federal Defendants
A federal judge declined to enjoin construction of a container shipping terminal in North Charleston for now, but agreed to expand a lawsuit challenging approvals of the terminal to include the FHWA as a defendant.
State Panel Confirms Energy Efficiency Achievable
In a report to the General Assembly, the State Corporation Commission confirmed Monday that reducing Virginia's electricity consumption through energy efficiency and other demand-side management techniques is realistic and achievable. In its report, the commission...
Perdue Administration Decides: No Complete Review of Titan Cement Plant’s Environmental Impact
Governor Perdue’s Department of Administration this week ruled that the full environmental impact of the proposed Titan America cement plant on surrounding areas--including New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties—does not need to be examined before...
Jordan Lake Petition Response Raises Questions
After Durham County miscounted properties belonging to petition signatories, its announcement yesterday that a citizens’ petition is invalid without specific explanation and citizens must sue for reconsideration only raises questions, according to the SELC and...
Durham Mistake Means Protest Petition Stands
The Durham City-County Planning Department miscounted the amount of affected land owned by signatories to a protest petition and improperly invalidated a protest petition filed on October 5 ahead of the vote by the Durham...
EPA To Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics
The U.S. EPA agreed to adopt rules reducing toxic air pollution from the nation¹s coal- and oil-burning power plants by November 2011, according to a settlement agreement reached in a federal lawsuit brought against the...