Press Releases
SELC appeals NEPA ruling to preserve citizen access to courts
A group of 17 conservation organizations is challenging a federal court decision that would effectively block the rights of citizens to challenge a damaging downgrade of the rules outlining how the Na...
SELC statement on challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program
Today the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond issued an opinion rejecting to the Virginia Manufacturers Association’s 2020 challenge to Virginia’s cap-and-trade program. In response to the decision,...
North Carolina to Develop Rule to Limit Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina today welcomed its approval by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission, given...
Federal Suit Filed Against Alabama Regulators’ Approval of Discriminatory Solar Charges
Montgomery, AL– Citizens and conservation groups have filed suit in federal district court against the Alabama Public Service Commission for approving Alabama Power’s discriminatory charges targeting ...
SELC, Partner Groups Applaud Max Patch Protections
On Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service announced it is closing Max Patch to camping for two years due to chronic overuse and littering problems at the well-known bald. The Southern Environmental Law Cen...
Victory for Southwest Memphis: Developers Announce Cancellation of Byhalia Pipeline
MEMPHIS, TN — In a surprise move, Plains All American Pipeline announced late today that the company was pulling the plug on the controversial Byhalia Pipeline, a 49-mile pipeline that would have gone...
Farm Act Bill Signed into Law
The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following statement after Governor Cooper today signed Senate Bill 605, the Farm Act of 2021, into law.
SELC Statement on environmental review of Dominion offshore wind project
Today the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, joined by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Senator Tim Kaine, announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is initiating...
Duke Energy Bill a Money and Power Grab, Failing NC Clean Energy and Climate Goals
The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement by senior attorney Gudrun Thompson regarding draft energy legislation circulated by North Carolina General Assembly staff fol...
Committee Moves Forward North Carolina Petition for Rulemaking to Limit Carbon Pollution
The groups behind a rulemaking petition to reduce heat-trapping carbon pollution from power plants in North Carolina welcomed today’s decision by the Air Quality Committee of the N.C. Environmental Ma...