Taxonomy Archives: North Carolina
Environmental Protections Must be Upheld as Mining Expands
A permit issued by the N.C. Division of Water Quality illegally approves the largest destruction of wetlands in the state’s history by PCS Phosphate, according to papers filed by the Southern Environm...
US Forest Service proposes closing ORV area in North Carolina to protect water quality
In an environmental assessment issued today, the U.S. Forest Service found that muddy runoff from off-road vehicle use in the designated Tellico River ORV area in the Nantahala National Forest has cau...
Statement on the Conclusion of Negotiated Rulemaking for Off Road Vehicle Use in Cape Hatteras National Seashore
A joint statement from SELC, Audubon NC and Defenders of Wildlife on the conclusion of negotiated rulemaking for off road vehicle use in Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Toxic Emissions from Proposed Cement Plant Merit Careful Review by State
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic today called for the North Carolina Division of Air Quality to conduct a careful and thorough evaluation of the propo...
Environmental Groups Point the Way to Mercury Pollution
Today, a coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court here, seeking a firm and enforceable new deadline for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require deep...
Duke Requests Dubious Permits for Cliffside
Fresh from a court order forcing Duke Energy to comply with the Clean Air Act limiting air pollution from the 800-megawatt addition to its Cliffside coal-fired power plant, the company is again attemp...
Cliffside Must Clean Up: Court Finds Violations of Clean Air Act
A federal court ruling today will force Duke Energy to meet stringent Clean Air Act requirements for control of hazardous air pollution
Conservation groups denounce move by mining company to skirt wetlands protection laws
Nine of the state's most powerful conservation groups today condemned an attempt by PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. to get around environmental laws affecting its plans to extract phosphate ore in a minin...
Conservation groups take legal action to defend trout streams, water quality in Tellico area
Conservation groups from two states today took legal action to protect water quality in the Tellico River area in the Nantahala National Forest.
Sprawl, population growth, lack of planning are among factors in Southern drought
Despite the rain from recent hurricanes that has fallen across the Southeast, much of the region remains firmly in the grip of drought conditions