/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鈥� 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鈥� 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鈥� 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.鈥淚t is鈥� 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鈥� 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