Press Releases
SELC announces winners of the 2023 Reed Environmental Writing Award
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced the winners of its 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award today. Through their work, winners Corban Addison and Isabelle Chapman demonstrate the power of writing...
Health Department must use emergency powers to protect South Memphis communities from toxic ethylene oxide pollution
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Memphis Community Against Pollution, sent a letter to the Shelby County Health Officer, urging the official to use his emergency powers...
SCC approves first biogas project under new law
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved the first biogas supply infrastructure project under the Virginia Energy Innovation Act, a new state law adopted in 2022. On January 23, 2023, the SCC...
State invites public comment on Georgia plan for proposed mine on doorstep of Okefenokee Swamp
ATLANTA, Ga. — Today the Georgia Environmental Protection Division announced its completion of an initial review of a state surface mining plan — a key part of one of the four state permits necessary for...
Duke Energy rate case settlement reduces customer bill increases, expands funding for energy efficiency
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, a settlement agreed upon by all parties was filed in Duke Energy’s rate case with the South Carolina Public Service Commission. The Southern Environmental Law Center reached the settlement on behalf...
Concerned Citizens of Cook County, SELC secure stringent terms in settlement agreement with Spectrum Energy LLC
ATLANTA, Ga. — Concerned Citizens of Cook County (4C), represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, reached a settlement agreement with Spectrum Energy Georgia LLC in the operation of a...
Clean energy advocates say North Carolina Carbon Plan risks missing carbon reduction goal and continues reliance on dirty fossil fuels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Clean energy groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a state plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon emissions from electricity generation–known as the Carbon Plan–said...
Federal clean water protections restored for many waterways after Trump administration removal
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s announcement today of its rule to reverse the removal of federal Clean Water Act protections against...
Lawsuit alleges TVA greenlit new gas plant without fully studying climate impacts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Sierra Club, filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority alleging the federally-owned utility violated federal law when it...
Five years of tracking Southern utility solar policies show growth, potential for progress
ATLANTA — The Southern Environmental Law Center has completed the fifth year of tracking regional utility solar policy data through its Rates of Solar website, including identifying the biggest trends that...