Press Releases
New pilot program a win for access to residential solar energy and battery storage in North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL. N.C.– The North Carolina Utilities Commission recently approved a first of its kind pilot program that will help Duke Energy customers in North Carolina save thousands on new residential solar energy and...
Federal regulators put communities, climate at risk by rubberstamping TVA’s proposed Cumberland Pipeline
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed 32-mile Cumberland Pipeline. The decision to give the green light to...
SELC statement on introduction of South Carolina energy bill (S.909)
COLUMBIA, S.C. — This week, Senator Tom Davis introduced S.909 to the South Carolina General Assembly that would encourage market competition and reform, strengthen energy efficiency programs, and set requirements for robust clean energy procurement.
EPA air pollution proposal will restrict the public’s ability to challenge unlawful permits
ATLANTA— This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a national rule eliminating its ability to object to a state-issued Clean Air Act Title V operating permit that illegally excludes critical New Source Review (NSR)...
SELC, Mobile Baykeeper statement on Plant Barry coal ash pollution lawsuit dismissal
MOBILE, Ala.— Today the US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Mobile Baykeeper, challenging Alabama Power’s plan to permanently leave...
SELC Joins Partnership to Connect Communities to Environmental Justice Funding
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Southern Environmental Law Center has been selected to help connect communities to new funding opportunities as part of a historic federal environmental justice grantmaking program.
SELC responds to FERC extending time for MVP Southgate completion
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decided to extend the deadline for construction of MVP Southgate, a proposed interstate natural gas pipeline that it previously approved to run approximately 75 miles...
SELC applauds U.S. Forest Service proposal that would provide historic protections for nation’s old growth
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Today, the U.S. Forest Service announced a groundbreaking proposal to increase protections for old-growth forests on public lands. The move marks a significant shift in how the agency manages old-growth forests, which...
Commission approves Duke Energy Carolinas rate increase and low-income affordability programs
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Following an order late Friday from the North Carolina Utilities Commission, regulated monopoly Duke Energy Carolinas will raise rates for customers for three years, boost profits for shareholders, and spend hundreds of millions,...
SC agency strengthens public transparency around industrial PFAS pollution
New permit process requires polluters to disclose toxic PFAS and 1,4-dioxane discharges into waterways CHARLESTON, S.C. — This fall, after extensive public advocacy by the Southern Environmental Law Center and other groups, South Carolina’s Department...