Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina
SCE&G and Riverkeeper reach agreement on coal ash storage
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Transportation Bill
After over two years of delay, Congress has finally passed a transportation reauthorization bill.
Groups Act to Restore Public Review Process for Charleston Cruise Terminal
On behalf of the Preservation Society of Charleston and Coastal Conservation League, the Southern Environmental Law Center today brought suit in federal court to the restore public review to a propose...
Approval of merger an opportunity for the new Duke to lead on clean energy
The North Carolina Utilities Commission today issued an order that approves the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy, creating the nation’s largest electric utility.
Groups Challenge Decision to Ignore Risks to Wildlife, Environment in Gulf Oil Drilling Expansion
Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., that challenges the Obama administration’s plans to increase offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico without fully addressing the risks t...
Case Filed to Protect Waccamaw River from Coal Waste’s Arsenic Contamination
The Southern Environmental Law Center today filed suit to stop arsenic contamination of the Waccamaw River and groundwater at the Grainger facility of Santee Cooper (the South Carolina Public Service ...
Corps’ Flawed Study Shows $650M Deepening of Savannah River Unnecessary and Wasteful
The Corps’ flawed final analysis shows that the proposed deepening of the Savannah River would be a $650 million waste of valuable public resources and leave the river forever dependent on giant mecha...
Medical & Health Groups File Suit to Protect Limits on Mercury, Air Toxic Pollution
Today five professional medical societies and public health groups took legal action to support public health safeguards that reduce mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants.
Groups Ask S. C. Supreme Court to Revoke Savannah Deepening Approval
Georgia and South Carolina conservation groups today filed papers asking that the South Carolina Supreme Court declare that the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s approval of a cont...
Polluters Move to Block Landmark Mercury Protections
Today representatives of the nation’s dirtiest polluters and their friends at special interest groups like the National Mining Association, filed the first lawsuits to block long overdue action to cle...