Press Releases
Legal challenges filed against Wise County power plant
The Southern Environmental Law Center today submitted three separate court filings challenging the state's actions in granting Dominion Power permission to build a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in Wise County, Virginia.
State EPD admits mistake in permitting wastewater treatment facility on McIntosh County marsh hammock
After the Southern Environmental Law Center and Altamaha Riverkeeper requested that Georgia’s Office of State Administrative Hearings review a permit for a wastewater treatment facility on a small marsh hammock in McIntosh County, the Georgia...
Lawsuit targets Duke’s illegal construction at Cliffside
Environmental organizations will sue Duke Energy Carolinas today over Duke’s construction of a new coal-fired power plant at the Cliffside Steam Station that was not designed to meet legal limits on its emissions of hazardous...
Court of Appeals builds on lower court ruling to give stronger protections to state’s waters
The Court of Appeals today strengthened protections for the state’s lakes and rivers by confirming a lower court’s decision that the state has a duty under federal and state law to protect existing uses of...
Forest agency to re-start planning for the George Washington National Forest
As the U.S. Forest Service re-starts its process to update the long-range plan for the 1.1 million acre George Washington National Forest in western Virginia, a broad coalition of citizen groups called on the agency...
Response to Santee Cooper’s July 1, 2008 announcement regarding mercury and the 2008 Energy Generation Plan
Santee Cooper’s announcement that its coal plant will spew 57 pounds of mercury next to the Pee Dee River only confirms that it would be one of the dirtiest plants in the country.
Statement on Duke Energy’s announcement that it plans to perform a “maximum achievable” controls assessment for mercury and hazardous air pollutants at Cliffside Unit 6
At the urging of the North Carolina Division of Air Quality, Duke Energy today announced that it will perform an assessment of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology for mercury and other hazardous pollutants.
South has much at stake as U.S. Senate begins historic debate on climate change legislation
The U.S. Senate today began much-anticipated debate on the Climate Change Security Act of 2008, also known as the Warner-Lieberman bill. The U.S. has lagged well behind other industrial nations in addressing the threat of...
State to reveiw wastewater treatment facility on McIntosh County marsh hammock
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s decision to allow a wastewater treatment facility as part of a residential development on a small marsh hammock in McIntosh County has come under the scrutiny of the state.
Statement on The NC Division of Air Quality’s letter requiring Duke to meet Clean Air Act standard
The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) today notified Duke Energy Carolinas that the new unit recently permitted at Duke’s Cliffside power plant near Shelby must incorporate the most stringent emissions limitations achievable for...