Press Releases
Divided federal regulators allow new energy market to go into effect
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today a divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to reach a consensus on a proposal by Southern utilities to create a new energy trading platform, resulting in the proposal taking effect...
SELC statement on Community Flood Preparedness Grants funded through RGGI
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation announced grant recipients of the first round of the new Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund, which is financed through revenue Virginia recently began receiving...
Statement by the Southern Environmental Law Center regarding N.C. House Bill 951
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center today issued the following statement regarding N.C. House Bill 951 as announced by Governor Cooper and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on October 1. The bill...
SELC statement on U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s declaration of 23 extinct species
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the extinction of 23 species. In response to the announcement, SELC Staff Attorney Ramona McGee released the following statement:...
Settlement sets new limits, improves monitoring on gas project to better protect community
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Eastern North Carolina will benefit from new operating limits and better monitoring that will provide greater protections against air pollution from a gas processing plant after a settlement agreement announced today...
Civil rights filing alleges discriminatory harm in NC hog operations permits
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— On behalf of the Duplin County Branch of the North Carolina Conference of the NAACP and the North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a complaint with the...
Memphis City Council unanimously enacts long-overdue drinking water protections
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, the Memphis City Council unanimously passed a much-needed ordinance that creates added protections for Memphians’ health and their drinking water.
Court orders Metro Green to halt solid waste handling operations adjacent to Black neighbors
STONECREST, Ga.—Today a DeKalb County Superior Court granted Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment’s (CHASE) motion for an injunction to halt Metro Green Recycling from constructing and operating a solid waste handling facility across...
Georgia court orders City of Columbus to protect drinking water, tourism
COLUMBUS, Ga. — A state court has ruled in favor of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in the Columbus Water Works’ (CWW) lawsuit challenging the legality of its new combined sewer...
Dominion Energy’s latest proposal would gold plate Virginia’s energy grid instead of transitioning it to zero carbon
RICHMOND, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted expert testimony on behalf of Appalachian Voices in Dominion Energy’s third attempt to receive approval for projects that it claims will modernize its grid...