Taxonomy Archives: South Carolina

EPA proposes reversing harmful Trump rule that stripped protections from many waterways

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement regarding EPA’s announcement today of a draft rule to reverse a harmful, destructive rule by the Trump administ...

2021 trends making and braking rooftop solar in the South

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center announced its annual Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” — a list of policies that are significantly impacting rooftop solar growth across t...

SELC saves South Carolina wetlands and helps create a better development

State-sanctioned horseshoe crab confinement threatens shorebirds

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A group of conservationists is preparing to sue the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Charles River Laboratories for penning horseshoe crabs in manmade ponds for an...

Phillips Community Association presents SELC with Distinguished Service Award

Strong solar deal sealed in South Carolina

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...

South Carolina solar customers get a boost

SC regulatory board rules in favor of utility customers

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Electric utility customers will continue to have choices for investing in solar to achieve energy freedom after a pair of rulings today from the state’s Public Service Commission.