Taxonomy Archives: Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Protecting Water from Toxic Pollution
WASHINGTON, DC—Following a decision today by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Southern Environmental Law Center released the following statement by Frank Holleman, a senior attorney at the center.
Former EPA, Army Officials Condemn Trump Administration’s Clean Water Act Rollback
WASHINGTON, DC – Six former senior government officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army today condemned the Trump administration’s plan to gut long-establi...
Amid Health Crisis, Trump Administration Advances Rule to Gut Essential Clean Water Protections
WASHINGTON, DC – As communities across the country take action against COVID-19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today published a rule in the Federal Re...
Company withdraws plans to inject wastewater into Memphis’ drinking water source
DOE needs to rethink problematic landfill proposed for nuclear Superfund site
SELC Announces Winners of the Phil Reed Environmental Writing Awards
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA—The Southern Environmental Law Center has announced the winners of its 2020 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards, to be presented during the Virginia Festival of the Book i...
Trump Administration Announces Unprecedented Move to Strip Clean Water Act Protections
WASHINGTON–The Trump administration today announced its rule to gut long-established clean water protections despite opposition from hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Tennessee county board rebuffs proposal to put Superfund wastewater in drinking water source
2019 Trends Making and Braking Rooftop Solar in the South
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) announced its 2019 Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” list highlighting key trends in policies and actions impacting the growth of ro...