Press Releases
Data center analysis leaves some big questions unanswered
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Today the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) released its much-anticipated report on data centers in Virginia. Virginia is known as the data center capital of the world. The state is...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directs CSX to stop mining Nolichucky River
ERWIN, Tenn. — This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent a letter to CSX Transportation, ordering the rail company to stop mining the Nolichucky River for rock and fill. The letter comes...
SC withdraws I-526 extension funding, dooming destructive project
State revokes authorization after decisive failure of sales tax referendum COLUMBIA, S.C. — Monday, South Carolina’s Joint Bond Review Committee formally revoked authorization and funding for the I-526 or “Mark Clark” Extension after Charleston County...
FERC Temporarily Halts Construction of Controversial CP2 LNG
WASHINGTON – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order setting aside its approval for Venture Globa’s massive CP2 export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The order modifies and, in part, sets aside the...
Duke’s proposed gas plants would leave communities to bear costs of increased air pollution
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Clean energy advocates urged the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality on Friday to deny or modify two pending draft air permits for Duke Energy’s proposed Roxboro and Marshall gas-fired...
Alabama regulators deny public access to fuel cost proceedings
MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Yesterday the Alabama Public Service Commission denied a second attempt by Energy Alabama to intervene in Alabama Power’s Rate Energy Cost Recovery (ECR), or fuel cost, proceedings. The Southern Environmental...
SELC applauds Governor Lee’s efforts to protect Tennessee’s Duck River
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order that aims to protect the Duck River, an iconic waterway that is threatened by overdevelopment and more frequent, severe droughts. The...
Virginia can’t be pulled out of RGGI
Court rules that the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and its director lack authority to remove the state from RGGI CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today, the Circuit Court of Floyd...
Federal agencies sued for giving unlawful approval for mining in Nolichucky River Gorge
ERWIN, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of American Rivers and American Whitewater, sued several federal agencies on Monday, saying the agencies violated federal law by allowing a rail...
Dominion Energy plan doubles down on gas, dismisses coal retirement goals
Public Service Commission’s approval allows failure to invest in clean energy COLUMBIA, S.C. — Yesterday, the South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Dominion Energy’s integrated resource plan for South Carolina, paving the way for...