Taxonomy Archives: Georgia
Conservation Groups Commend Georgia Power, PSC for Georgia’s First Major Wind Power Approval
Conservation groups applauded the Georgia Public Service Commission’s approval today of Georgia Power Company’s first-ever wind energy deals.
Conservation Groups Urge EPA to Hold GA’s Proposed Plant Washington to New Pollution Standards
Conservation groups are applauding a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit harmful emissions of greenhouse gas pollution from new coal-fired power plants.
Coastal Groups Denounce Governor’s Decision to Strip Georgia Coast of Protective Buffer
Coastal groups have expressed disappointment in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s announcement earlier today to strip the Georgia Coast of the 25-foot buffer that is designed to protect ...
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Protections Against Toxic Air Pollution from Coal-fired Power Plants
In a major victory for people’s health, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today upheld EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants – a clean air safeguard that...
Coastal Groups Urge Corps to Deny Permit for Proposed Development, Cite Impacts to Wetlands
Coastal groups have submitted a comment letter urging the Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a permit allowing development of over 5,500 acres of land, citing stormwater imp...
Court Upholds Coastal Marsh Protections, Denies Permit for Private Marina on Wilmington Island
A state court on Friday upheld Georgia’s Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee’s denial of a permit for a private marina proposed to be built in state marshlands on Wilmington Island, east of Savann...
Southern Environmental Law Center Joins GreenLaw and Stack & Associates to Clean Up Altamaha River
The Southern Environmental Law Center has joined GreenLaw and the Atlanta-based law firm Stack & Associates to represent the Altamaha Riverkeeper in its efforts to stop pollution of the Altamaha River...
Forested wetlands receive landmark protections from federal court
A decision that will provide strengthened protection for forested wetlands throughout the United States and will protect Georgia’s coast from an abuse of tree harvesting operations was handed down rec...
Statement from SELC on New Report Assessing Threats to Southeast Wildlife
A study released today by three major Southern universities, commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation and Southern Environmental Law Center, concludes that wildlife habitat and biodiversity in...
Statement from SELC and SACE on Georgia Power’s Withdrawal of Solar Tax
The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) applaud Georgia Power’s decision to withdraw its proposed solar tariff as part of a settlement agreement file...