Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina

New Video Outlines What’s at Stake in Federal Proposal to Gut Clean Water Act

Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened the public comment period for citizens to provide feedback on a proposal to gut the Clean Water Act by redefining what waters are protec...

Judge Bars Seismic Permits During Government Shutdown

With 100 Day Clean Energy Agenda, groups push for action in South Carolina

S.C. Supreme Court sides with citizens in annexation dispute

Duke Energy Filings Confirm Groundwater Pollution at Coal Ash Sites in Carolinas

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Duke Energy’s coal ash lagoons are illegally polluting groundwater throughout the Carolinas with dangerous pollutants including arsenic and radioactive materials

Federal Court Throws Out Approval of ACP Through National Forests

RICHMOND, VA— Today the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the US Forest Service’s federal approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

SELC sues to stop seismic blasting in the Atlantic

Administration’s Attack on Clean Water Act is a Giveaway to Polluters

WASHINGTON – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) released the following statement in reaction to the administration’s proposal that guts the Clean Water Act

Groups Sue Feds to Stop Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

Charleston, S.C. – Leading environmental groups sued the federal government today to prevent seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean.

Duke Energy Confirms Pollution of Groundwater, Stability Problems at Unlined Coal Ash Pits Across NC

Duke Energy is polluting groundwater, damaging wetlands, and storing coal ash in unstable areas at unlined, leaking sites in North and South Carolina.