Press Releases
Solar is now much more affordable and accessible thanks to Virginia’s State Corporation Commission
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today Virginia’s State Corporation Commission ruled that customers participating in Dominion’s Multi-family Solar Program will have to pay the utility an administrative charge of $16.78 per month, drastically lower than the $87.68...
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission upholds the highest monthly minimum bill for shared solar customers in the country
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today Virginia’s State Corporation Commission ruled that the monthly minimum bill for customers participating in Dominion’s Shared Solar Program will remain $55.10, more than eight times the basic customer charge that Virginians...
Duke Energy passes rising fuel costs on to captive customers in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — On Tuesday, South Carolina’s Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy Carolinas’ request to raise utility bills by 10.4%—more than $12 per month for a typical residential customer—to cover skyrocketing fossil fuel costs.
Snail darter’s recovery tells an Endangered Species Act success story
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, in a win for endangered species protected by federal law, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the beloved snail darter’s recovery and removal from the Federal List of Threatened and...
Governor Youngkin releases Energy Plan with few solutions
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin unveiled his 2022 Energy Plan, calling for – among other things – the repeal of Virginia’s Clean Cars Standards, expedited approval of gas pipelines, and requiring the Virginia...
Clean water, communities’ safety at stake in Supreme Court on Oct. 3, Southern Environmental Law Center says
WASHINGTON — The Southern Environmental Law Center said that America’s clean water and the safety of our communities are at stake in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, a case scheduled for oral argument before the...
SELC celebrates withdrawal of dirty side deal
WASHINGTON — Today, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin withdrew his effort to use a must-pass government funding bill as a vehicle to weaken environmental protections and disempower frontline communities. This controversial legislation would have overhauled...
Conservation groups win lawsuit challenging elimination of critical North Carolina protections for sea turtles and fish
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a new ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Cape Fear River Watch, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, and Defenders of...
Mobile Baykeeper, SELC sue Alabama Power to stop continued coal ash pollution in Mobile-Tensaw River Delta
MOBILE, Ala. — Today, on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama Richard Moore filed a lawsuit against Alabama...
SELC statement on draft permitting bill
WASHINGTON — Today, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin unveiled a proposed permitting bill that would weaken longstanding environmental protections to fast track natural gas pipelines including the Mountain Valley Pipeline and other fossil fuel projects,...