Press Releases
Dominion Energy doubles down on fossil fuels in long term plan
Utility’s resource plan leaves federal clean energy dollars on the table COLUMBIA, S.C. — This week, the South Carolina Public Service Commission heard public testimony regarding Dominion Energy South Carolina’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Several...
Sterilization Services of Tennessee to close ethylene oxide-polluting facility in South Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — This week, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Memphis Community Against Pollution learned that Sterilization Services of Tennessee, which has been emitting toxic ethylene oxide pollution into nearby communities for more than...
Georgia Power settles with SELC on Vogtle’s final cost to ratepayers
ATLANTA — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL) and Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), agreed to settlement terms with Georgia Power that will offset rate increases...
Rule conforming to U.S. Supreme Court decision that restricted wetlands protections comes as hurricanes threaten the South
WASHINGTON–The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rule conforming to the May 2023 U.S. Supreme Court’s majority...
Charles River Laboratories, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and Conservation Groups Announce Agreement to Enhance Protections for Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.; the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR); Gault Seafood, LLC; Marsh Point Farm, Inc.; and the Southern Environmental Law Center, representing Defenders of Wildlife and the...
Settlement secured protecting clean, safe drinking water for metro Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-- Today the Birmingham Water Works Board fulfilled a more than 20-year-old promise to legally protect the source of metro Birmingham’s drinking water.
Legal filing urges state to protect North Carolinians from harmful industrial pollution
Polluters, not communities, should bear the burden of pollution CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—On behalf of Cape Fear River Watch, MountainTrue, and the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center today petitioned the North Carolina Environmental...
U.S. House bill will limit CAFO spending and protect vulnerable communities from harmful water and air pollution
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Improvement Act introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct more federal conservation funding to agriculture projects that enhance water and air quality, reduce harmful emissions,...
Commission increases Duke Energy Progress rates and profits, but adopts low-income affordability programs
Partial settlement with consumer and clean energy advocates results in adoption of low-income affordability programs by N.C. Utility Commission CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–A coalition of consumer and clean energy advocates expressed disappointment in the recent...
Environmental groups sue to keep Virginia in regional climate program
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today on behalf of the Association of Energy Conservation Professionals, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light, Appalachian Voices, and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition in...