Press Releases
New poll shows Georgia voters support protecting the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
ATLANTA —A new poll reveals that more than nine out of ten Georgia voters feel it’s important to protect the Okefenokee Swamp and National Wildlife Refuge, and there is widespread opposition to developing a mine...
Experts Expose Risks of Duke’s Proposal for Costly, Polluting Roxboro Gas Plant
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Monopoly utility Duke Energy’s proposal for a new methane gas-fired power plant near Roxboro in Person County, North Carolina, has not been well planned, risking project delays and cost overruns, is...
N.C. NAACP, Forward Justice & Southern Environmental Law Center Respond to North Carolina Legislature’s Newly Proposed Constitutional Amendments
RALEIGH, NC — Earlier this month a three-judge panel held a status conference in the N.C. NAACP’s case challenging two constitutional amendments initiated by an illegally racially gerrymandered legislature. The panel ordered the attorneys to...
RGGI case moves forward
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Following a hearing today, the Circuit Court of Floyd County decided that the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals has adequately pleaded its standing to challenge the state’s decision to leave the Regional...
Bird sanctuary protected from planned toxic chemical use this year
CHAPEL HILL, NC – As a result of a lawsuit filed by SELC on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club last month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to...
Statement from SELC on Governor Youngkin’s Illegal Attempt to Override Virginia’s Clean Cars Law
RICHMOND, Va. – After two years of failed efforts to repeal the legislative directive that Virginia implement the Clean Cars standards through the General Assembly, Governor Youngkin announced today that he plans to override the law...
North Carolina can achieve clean future with more renewable energy, not Duke Energy’s fossilized plan
Experts testify that monopoly’s Carbon Plan proposal would violate the law CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Regulated monopoly Duke Energy’s proposed North Carolina Carbon Plan would violate federal rules governing new gas plants and underinvest in no-regrets,...
Groups urge DEQ to stop PFAS pollution at its source in issuing permit to Danville, Va. treatment plant
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) along with the Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) and Wild Virginia submitted comments today to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on DEQ’s failure to address pollution from...
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project construction is a milestone for offshore wind development in the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Construction on Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project (CVOW) kicked off this week, marking the first step in the buildout of the largest wind facility in federal waters. This day has...
EPA denies Alabama’s coal ash plan
MONTGOMERY, Ala.– Today, the EPA finalized its denial of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s application to operate a state program to permit coal ash disposal sites under the federal Coal Combustion Residuals Rule. ...