Taxonomy Archives: Georgia
Georgia Water Coalition releases annual “Dirty Dozen” report
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...
Iconic cypress wetlands restored
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.
Conservation Groups Request Georgia Court to Enforce Buffer Ruling
SELC has filed a motion with the Georgia Court of Appeals as a result of the EPD Director’s memo instructing authorities to disregard the Court's recent decision to extend protective buffers to all st...
DuPont mining plans on hold
Public Outcry Against Proposed Mine Continues to Grow, Mining Company Withdraws Permit Application
After hundreds expressed concerns around a proposed mining operation that would cover over 4,000 acres in Wayne County and threaten nearby watersheds, DuPont Titanium Technologies has withdrawn its ap...
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...
State Court Ruling Clarifies All Georgia Waters Protected by Buffers
The Georgia Court of Appeals sided with conservation groups yesterday and ruled that all state waters are protected under Georgia law by a 25-foot vegetative buffer.
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 ...