Taxonomy Archives: Alabama
Court Denies Request to Delay Construction on North Eufaula Avenue
A district court has denied the motion for a temporary restraining order filed by historic preservation groups in order to delay the Alabama Department of Transportation from moving forward with its p...
ALDOT Agrees to Delay Construction on North Eufaula Avenue Widening
Conservation groups have been reassured that North Eufaula Avenue will remain intact through the end of the year after a district court asked ALDOT to delay construction on the proposed widening until...
Southeastern States Have Clear Path for Meeting Carbon Pollution Targets Under Clean Power Plan
Red Flags for Northern Beltline in New Regional Transportation Plan for Birmingham
The Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization’s draft of the 2040 Regional Transportation Plan shows that over half of available funding for new road projects for the next 25 years will be squande...
Conservation Groups Challenge Unlawful Permit to Prevent Further Shoreline Damage
SELC and our partners have filed suit in federal court challenging the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers’ use of a permit that allows construction of bulkheads, seawalls, and other hardened structures to be...
new suits re 3 coal ash sites in NC
Conservation groups today filed lawsuits in federal court against Duke Energy seeking to clean up toxic coal ash pollution from three Duke facilities.
New U.K. Report Marks “Beginning of the end” of Wood Pellet Boom and Harvest of Native Southern U.S.
A report released today by the chief science advisor to the UK energy agency on the carbon effects of burning wood biomass for energy will significantly change UK energy policy with implications for t...
New Carbon Pollution Standards Present Opportunity for Clean Energy Job Growth in the South
The Southeast, which has traditionally lagged behind other U.S. regions in clean energy, can take advantage of today’s proposed Environmental Protection Agency carbon pollution standards and spur new ...
Northern Beltline Groundbreaking: As Construction Begins, Questions and Doubts Persist
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Black Warrior Riverkeeper released the following statement regarding this morning’s groundbreaking event for construction of the first phase of the Northern B...
Press Statement: SELC and ARA Support Governor’s Announcement of Alabama Water Resources Report
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Alabama Rivers Alliance released a statement today in response to Governor Bentley’s announcement of the Alabama Water Resources Management Policy Report.