Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina

December 9, 2013

Public Hearing Highlights Solar Energy Opportunities for South Carolina

While South Carolina has lagged behind most states in utilizing solar energy, in recent months state policymakers have begun to investigate ways to close the gap. To that end, the State Regulation of ...

December 5, 2013

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...

November 19, 2013

Another South Carolina Utility Agrees to Remove Coal Ash from River Shared by North And South Carolina

For a second time, a South Carolina utility today agreed to remove coal ash from the banks of a river that flows through both North and South Carolina.

November 19, 2013

Santee Cooper Agrees to Remove Coal Ash from the Waccamaw River and Conway

In a groundbreaking settlement with conservation groups, Santee Cooper has agreed to remove 1.3 million tons of coal ash from the banks of the Waccamaw River in Conway, South Carolina.

November 5, 2013

Groups Warn Sewer Utility to Stop Polluting Lower Saluda River

On behalf of Congaree Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center has given notice to Carolina Water Service, Inc. that it intends to file a lawsuit for violations of the federal Clean Water Ac...

August 29, 2013

Conservation Groups Move to Protect Lakes Norman and Wylie from Coal Ash Pollution

The Southern Environmental Law Center today moved to intervene in the state enforcement action pending in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against Duke Energy’s illegal coal ash pollution at six diff...

July 30, 2013

Wateree Coal Ash Removal Ahead of Schedule

In a report filed under a settlement with the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, SCE&G has reported that it removed 280,000 tons of coal ash from its coal ash lagoons on the banks of the Catawba/Wateree ...

June 11, 2013

Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center Regarding SC Supreme Court Ruling on Charleston

The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued an order allowing a case involving Carnival Cruise Lines’ operations in historic Charleston to proceed forward for further briefing.

June 6, 2013

Conservation Groups Challenge Approval of Misleading Wetlands “Mitigation” Proposal

Conservation groups have gone to federal court to challenge the approval of a mitigation bank on 700 acres in the Lower Savannah River watershed.

June 3, 2013

DHEC Will Issue New Permit to Replace Long-Expired Permit for Santee Cooper Coal Ash Ponds

Conservation groups represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center have secured DHEC’s binding commitment to issue a new water pollution control permit to replace the old permit that expired alm...