Press Releases
Georgia Supreme Court issues decision in Cumberland Harbour case that fails to fully protect coastal marshlands
The Georgia Supreme Court today issued a ruling in a case against the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which centered on a permit granted to the developer of Cumberland...
SELC taking submissions for 14th annual writing contest
The Southern Environmental Law Center is now accepting submissions for the annual Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment.
Multi-state coalition strongly criticizes Navy proposal for undersea warfare training range
A dozen conservation organizations - including groups from four Atlantic states - joined forces this week to criticize the Navy's analysis of the environmental impacts of a proposed undersea warfare training area and sonar range...
Conservation groups denounce move by mining company to skirt wetlands protection laws
Nine of the state's most powerful conservation groups today condemned an attempt by PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. to get around environmental laws affecting its plans to extract phosphate ore in a mining operation that would...
Conservation groups take legal action to defend trout streams, water quality in Tellico area
Conservation groups from two states today took legal action to protect water quality in the Tellico River area in the Nantahala National Forest.
Sprawl, population growth, lack of planning are among factors in Southern drought
Despite the rain from recent hurricanes that has fallen across the Southeast, much of the region remains firmly in the grip of drought conditions...
SELC to testify before Congress on bill that would reverse progress on protecting wildlife at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
After just one season of limits on beach driving at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, several protected bird and turtle species whose numbers were dwindling are making a comeback, according to Derb Carter,...
Environmental coalition files latest legal charges against Wise Co. coal plant
Today a coalition of environmental organizations filed their latest legal challenges to stop Dominion Power from building a coal-fired power plant in Wise County.
Multi-million dollar highway through Nantahala National Forest is unnecessary and environmentally damaging
Conservation groups today condemned the findings of a recent environmental study by the North Carolina Department of Transportation that a 10-mile section of the proposed Corridor K highway would have little environmental impact.
Carter testifies to Senate: Legislation would undermine protection for Cape Hatteras and agreement on beach driving
Legislation that threatens to undermine an agreement on beach driving at Cape Hatteras National Seashore reached among beach drivers, local governments, the National Park Service and environmentalists could also thwart successful recovery efforts of birds...