Press Releases
Discharge of Fish Waste Going Under Radar in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
In a letter to the EPA, SELC reveals major discharges of fish waste, comparable to the level of pollution discharged from D.C.'s huge Blue Plains wastewater treatment plant to the Bay. ...
New Report Calls for Swift Action to Clean Up Birmingham Air
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released a report today that for the first time provides a comprehensive overview of the multiple pieces of Birmingham’s air-pollution challenge in layman’s terms to better engage the broader...
Conservationists back USFS action to restore water quality in NC’s Tellico ORV area
Final decision announced today by the U.S. Forest Service as a win-win approach to resolving the problem.
15th Annual Nature Writing Contest Now Underway
SELC is now accepting submissions for the annual Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment.
Rare Birds and Sea Turtles are Thriving in 2009 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
As the 2009 nesting season ends at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, National Park Service reports indicate rare birds and sea turtles benefited in the second breeding season after an April 2008 consent agreement increased park...
SELC applauds introduction of forest-protection bill in Congress
Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb of Virginia and Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina, along with 17 members of the Southeast's congressional delegation are joining more than 150 colleagues from across the country and...
EPA CO2 Limits Overdue under Clean Air Act, but Welcome
SELC welcomed EPA's announcement on a proposal to establish nationwide standards for controlling largest sources of heat trapping gas pollutants.
Groups File Challenge of Carbon Dioxide Pollution Permit for Virginia Power Plant
A permit for a 585-megawatt coal-fired power plant under construction in Wise County, Virginia violates Clean Air Act regulations for carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution, one of the main contributors to climate change, says a coalition...
Six Months of Oil Not Worth a Disaster on Southern Coasts, Says SELC
SELC today filed comments that urged the Obama Administration to protect the Atlantic coast and beaches of the South rather than drilling for the small amount of oil offshore.
SELC Urges EPA to Set Strong Smog Limit to Protect Public Health in the South
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced it will re-evaluate the national limit for ozone pollution.