Taxonomy Archives: Alabama
White House Cuts to EPA Budget Strip Health and Safety Protections for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C.– The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after reports that the White House budget calls for cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ...
President Trump’s Executive Order, EPA Cuts Would Threaten Clean Drinking Water
Washington, D.C.- The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement ahead of President Donald Trump’s expected executive order attacking the Clean Water Rule.
Conservation Groups Join Legal Battle Over Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Mobile, AL- Conservation groups have moved to intervene in a federal challenge filed by 18 states, including South Carolina and Alabama, to undo important protections for endangered species.
SELC Statement on New Findings by UK Institute on Burning Wood Pellets
Charlottesville, VA- An independent analysis published today by the United Kingdom’s Chatham House confirmed that chopping down the Southeast’s forests to burn as wood pellets in UK power plants has i...
Dismantled Stream Protections Threaten Drinking Water for Southeasterners
Washington, D.C. – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed into law a repeal of the Stream Protection Rule, dismantling key pr...