Press Releases
South Carolina Public Service Commission rejects solar program that would save all utility customers $18 million
Charleston, S.C. — South Carolina’s Public Service Commission voted this week to deny Duke Energy’s petition to reconsider its application for a solar program that was expected to save South Carolinians $18 million. “This is...
CHASE statement on judge’s ruling to halt harmful operations at Metro Green site
ATLANTA — Yesterday a judge in the DeKalb County Superior Court issued a decision clarifying that Metro Green Recycling is prohibited from stockpiling and crushing concrete at its Stonecrest facility while litigation is pending. The...
New EPA guidance for permits to address PFAS pollution is a significant step
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Following EPA’s announcement today of new guidance for its permits to address PFAS pollution, the Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement by Geoff Gisler, senior attorney and leader of the Clean...
Muscogee County Superior Court affirms protection of iconic Chattahoochee River
ATLANTA —This week the Muscogee County Superior Court issued a ruling in support of an administrative law judge’s previous decision in favor of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in...
Press statement: Biden administration issues executive order to protect old-growth forests
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Biden administration has issued an Earth Day Executive Order directing federal agencies to conduct an inventory of mature and old-growth forests so that policies can be developed to protect them. In...
Birmingham Water Works Board and Alabama Attorney General Propose to Void Land Agreement Protecting City’s Drinking Water
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In a response filed late last week, the Birmingham Water Works Board and the Alabama Attorney General asked to revise or void a 20-year-old settlement agreement designed to permanently protect land surrounding...
Release of highly endangered red wolves into wild gives hope to renewed conservation
Court action leads to USFWS release of rare wolves CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Following a successful legal battle, conservation groups hope the recent release of nine highly endangered red wolves into the wild is the first...
Active Energy sells Lumberton facility and abandons plan for controversial wood pellet facility
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Facing ongoing problems and legal action against unpermitted pollution at its Lumberton NC facility, today Active Energy Group announced an agreement to sell the site, ending plans to build a controversial...
Advocates Reaffirm Rooftop Solar Net Metering Proposal’s Benefits in NC
RALEIGH, N.C. – This week, in comments to the NC Utilities Commission, clean energy advocates, including North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and the Southern Environmental Law Center...
SELC sues Tennessee Valley Authority over the federal utility’s refusal to release records related to proposed methane gas pipelines
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Environmental Law Center has filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority alleging that the federal utility violated the Freedom of Information Act when it refused to release unredacted records...