Press Releases
Mountain Valley Pipeline moving forward
WASHINGTON — Communities across the South and Appalachia have once again gone unheard as the Mountain Valley Pipeline moves forward with the Biden administration’s support. “This is not how pipeline projects with little community support...
SELC responds to debt ceiling agreement
WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, a bill to raise the country’s debt ceiling and avoid defaulting has numerous implications for the environment. Among other things, the Fiscal Responsibility Act would approve all the remaining...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with polluters, abandons basic protections for America’s clean water and communities
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court today severely restricted the government’s ability to protect critical streams, wetlands, and other waterways that shield families and communities across the South and the nation from pollution and damaging floods. ...
Conservation groups urge action on Rodanthe collapsing houses
Letters ask government officials to address public health threats RODANTHE, N.C. — As summer beach season begins, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sent letters, on behalf of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, to the...
Georgia Power continues to raise customer bills in fuel docket decision
ATLANTA, Ga. —Today the Georgia Public Service Commission issued a decision in Georgia Power’s fuel docket case, which adopted over 99.5% of Georgia Power’s requests, as approved by the Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff before...
TVA ignores clean energy solutions, doubles down on dirty fossil fuels with proposal to replace Kingston Fossil Plant with new gas plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a disappointing move, the Tennessee Valley Authority today announced its preferred plan is to replace its Kingston Fossil Plant with a new gas power plant. While the retirement of the aging...
Georgia textile mill agrees to stop PFAS pollution
ROME, Ga. — In a victory for the health of Georgia’s Chattooga River, Alabama’s Weiss Lake, and downstream communities, a major textile mill in northwest Georgia has committed to permanently cease the use of PFAS...
EPA moves to cut power plant pollution
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today a new proposal to limit carbon pollution from fossil-fueled power plants.
Flint Riverkeeper resolves water quality concerns from large dairy operation
AMERICUS, Ga.—The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has entered a Consent Decree resolving issues and claims concerning the operations of a large dairy near Americus Georgia brought by several surrounding row...
Corps agrees to halt plans for risky spring, summer dredging off Georgia coast
BRUNSWICK, GA—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed it will not use hopper dredges in Brunswick Harbor during spring or summer months until it conducts a rigorous environmental review of potential impacts, One Hundred...