Taxonomy Archives: Georgia

South DeKalb communities prevail against efforts to silence opposition to solid waste handling facility

STONECREST, Ga.—A DeKalb County Superior Court has ruled in favor of Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment (CHASE) by striking Metro Green’s meritless claims against the group, holding that they...

Georgia ruling ensures safer Chattahoochee River

Solid waste operations halted near Black neighbors

Court orders Metro Green to halt solid waste handling operations adjacent to Black neighbors

STONECREST, Ga.—Today a DeKalb County Superior Court granted Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment’s (CHASE) motion for an injunction to halt Metro Green Recycling from constructing and operatin...

Georgia court orders City of Columbus to protect drinking water, tourism 

COLUMBUS, Ga. — A state court has ruled in favor of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) in the Columbus Water Works’ (CWW) lawsuit challenging the legalit...

Twin Pines mining plan threatens iconic Okefenokee Swamp

Court orders U.S. Army Corps to halt Georgia coastal dredging plans

SELC statement on bill to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-06) today announced his intention to file a bill to permanently protect the Atlantic Ocean from offshore drilling. In response, the Southern Environme...

Federal Regulators Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market

WASHINGTON — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing quest...

OHM, SELC Challenge Unprecedented Changes to Georgia Dredging Windows

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Today One Hundred Miles (OHM), represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), filed a challenge against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ unlawful decision to eliminate h...