Taxonomy Archives: Alabama

Federal suit targets pollution from Newcastle Homes to protect downstream waterways 

Alabama Supreme Court rules in favor of groups seeking protections for Birmingham Water Works Board land

Celebrating our 2022 Reed Environmental Writing Award winners, Catherine Coleman Flowers and Alexis Okeowo

Court finds that Drummond Company’s sub-surface discharges into Locust Fork violate federal law

Protect waterways to better protect communities SELC tells Biden administration

WASHINGTON—The Southern Environmental Law Center today submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency that were also signed by 90 organizations urging the Biden administration to finalize r...

Coosa Riverkeeper, SELC file suit against Newcastle Homes for stormwater pollution

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of Coosa Riverkeeper today in federal court against Newcastle Homes for consistently violating the Clean Water Act in...

EPA takes critical action to address coal ash pollution

WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took critical steps to protect communities and clean water from toxic coal ash pollution by making it clear that utilities must deal with as...

Bluestone Coke shuts down in Birmingham, AL and provides relief for community

EPA proposes reversing harmful Trump rule that stripped protections from many waterways

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement regarding EPA’s announcement today of a draft rule to reverse a harmful, destructive rule by the Trump administ...

2021 trends making and braking rooftop solar in the South

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center announced its annual Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” — a list of policies that are significantly impacting rooftop solar growth across t...