/tags/southern-environmental-law-center Southern Environmental Law Center en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:54:48 GMT /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas The largest landfill in North Carolina is located in Sampson County, next to a small, historically Black community called Snow Hill. The landfill has a well-documented history of air pollution. Recent data also shows nearby water is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:54:48 GMT /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Conservation groups argue the use of this chemical treatment will harm wildlife in a well-known bird sanctuary. Mon, 27 May 2024 16:35:14 GMT /environment/2024-05-27/groups-court-stop-chemical-treatment-birds-lake-mattamuskeet Celeste Gracia /environment/2024-05-08/conservation-lawsuit-forest-service-pisgah-nantahala Conservation groups are suing the Forest Service over allegedly using misleading data to justify large logging projects in the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest. Two other recently filed lawsuits take issue with proposed projects. Wed, 08 May 2024 14:59:38 GMT /environment/2024-05-08/conservation-lawsuit-forest-service-pisgah-nantahala Celeste Gracia /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Environmental advocates say that a provision in the new state budget will impede efforts to ban plastic bags and reduce solid waste pollution, especially among North Carolina's rivers. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:19:18 GMT /environment/2023-09-27/plastic-bag-ban-nc-budget-waste-reduction-asheville-durham Sophie Mallinson /news/2021-04-14/environmental-advocates-sue-state-department-of-environmental-quality-over-concerns-of-increased-pollutant-discharge-in-greensboro-waterways Environmental advocates are suing the state Department of Environmental Quality over a water agreement with the city of Greensboro. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:34:25 GMT /news/2021-04-14/environmental-advocates-sue-state-department-of-environmental-quality-over-concerns-of-increased-pollutant-discharge-in-greensboro-waterways Celeste Gracia /environment/2019-10-17/law-center-sues-fish-and-wildlife-service-for-public-records-on-red-wolves The Southern Environmental Law Center is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over public records related to conservation efforts for red wolves in… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:05:35 GMT /environment/2019-10-17/law-center-sues-fish-and-wildlife-service-for-public-records-on-red-wolves Celeste Gracia /environment/2018-06-08/inside-chemours-a-move-toward-transparency Last June, The Wilmington Star News broke news that the toxic chemical GenX was found in drinking water from the Cape Fear River. Long before their… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:10:58 GMT /environment/2018-06-08/inside-chemours-a-move-toward-transparency Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-08/inside-chemours-a-move-toward-transparency Last June, The Wilmington Star News broke news that the toxic chemical GenX was found in drinking water from the Cape Fear River. Long before their… Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:10:58 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-06-08/inside-chemours-a-move-toward-transparency Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-09-15/epa-will-reconsider-coal-ash-safeguards The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will reconsider safeguards the Obama Administration put in place to regulate coal ash disposal.“It is… Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:17:30 GMT /environment/2017-09-15/epa-will-reconsider-coal-ash-safeguards Dave DeWitt /environment/2016-02-02/duke-energy-will-double-rate-of-coal-ash-removal-at-dan-river February is a big month for Duke Energy to move coal ash out of its Dan River site.With a new two-mile rail spur in place and machines moving material… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:54:00 GMT /environment/2016-02-02/duke-energy-will-double-rate-of-coal-ash-removal-at-dan-river Dave DeWitt