Press Releases
Comments by conservation groups and North Carolina residents lead to strongest limits on PFAS water pollution nationwide
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Cape Fear River Watch and the Southern Environmental Law Center said that the final permit just issued for a new Chemours’ groundwater treatment system by the North Carolina...
Congressional bill would add protections for landowners in the path of interstate natural gas pipelines
WASHINGTON — Today Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner introduced a bill — the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act — to protect landowners’ rights in the federal permitting process for gas pipelines. These...
Satilla Riverkeeper joins Brantley County Commissioners in opposition to unlawful landfill
ATLANTA — On Sept. 7, Satilla Riverkeeper and the Southern Environmental Law Center filed an amicus brief in the Office of State Administrative Hearings supporting the Board of Commissioners of Brantley...
SELC, One Hundred Miles fight efforts to continue keeping spaceport dangers concealed from the public
WOODBINE, Ga. — Last week, Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of One Hundred Miles, filed a motion to lift the stay in One Hundred Miles’ lawsuit against Camden County and spaceport...
Youngkin administration lacks authority to end Virginia’s participation in RGGI
RICHMOND, Va. — Today Acting Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles announced the Youngkin administration’s intent to file a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, beginning a process that would end Virginia’s participation in...
Georgia court order confirms predominantly Black community’s triumph over solid waste handling facility
ATLANTA — In a victory for Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment and the City of Stonecrest, a judge in the Superior Court of DeKalb County has ruled in an...
North Carolina Supreme Court rules that racially gerrymandered legislature does not have unlimited authority to change NC’s Constitution
RALEIGH, N.C.— In a groundbreaking ruling today, in agreement with Plaintiffs represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Justice Forward, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the North Carolina Constitution imposes limits on...
Unconstitutional legislative commission prioritizes polluters’ interests over the people of North Carolina, says new court filing
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— On behalf of several community groups from across the state, the Southern Environmental Law Center late yesterday filed an amicus brief in Wake County Superior Court that supports...
Conservation groups challenge permit for Cainhoy development
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Yesterday, Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Coastal Conservation League, Charleston Waterkeeper, and South Carolina Wildlife Federation over the authorization of a massive...
SELC announces new President and Executive Director DJ Gerken
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Southern Environmental Law Center today announced that it has appointed DJ Gerken as President and Executive Director, effective October 3rd. Gerken, currently SELC’s Director of Programs, will take...