Southern Environmental Law Center
@selc.bsky.social
We are the Southern Environmental Law Center. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, we’re one of the nation’s most powerful environmental defenders, rooted in the South.
As Southern cities grow, smart, equitable transit is the way forward. Voters just approved a major referendum to expand light rail and modernize transit across the region in Charlotte.
More on this historic win: https://selc.link/3Xenwwd
More on this historic win: https://selc.link/3Xenwwd
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As Southern cities grow, smart, equitable transit is the way forward. Voters just approved a major referendum to expand light rail and modernize transit across the region in Charlotte.
More on this historic win: https://selc.link/3Xenwwd
More on this historic win: https://selc.link/3Xenwwd
Japan has rapidly expanded its use of industrial wood pellets for energy but this so-called “climate solution” is devastating Southern forests and harming nearby communities. SELC’s Heather Hillaker joined a delegation to Japan to share how this false “climate solution” impacts the South.
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Japan has rapidly expanded its use of industrial wood pellets for energy but this so-called “climate solution” is devastating Southern forests and harming nearby communities. SELC’s Heather Hillaker joined a delegation to Japan to share how this false “climate solution” impacts the South.
Are you one of the 900k people that may be drinking contaminated water in the Cape Fear River Basin? You can speak up.
The EPA will be hosting a public hearing about the City of Asheboro’s discharges of cancer-causing 1,4-Dioxane on 10/22: https://selc.link/41Rjf4J
The EPA will be hosting a public hearing about the City of Asheboro’s discharges of cancer-causing 1,4-Dioxane on 10/22: https://selc.link/41Rjf4J
September 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Are you one of the 900k people that may be drinking contaminated water in the Cape Fear River Basin? You can speak up.
The EPA will be hosting a public hearing about the City of Asheboro’s discharges of cancer-causing 1,4-Dioxane on 10/22: https://selc.link/41Rjf4J
The EPA will be hosting a public hearing about the City of Asheboro’s discharges of cancer-causing 1,4-Dioxane on 10/22: https://selc.link/41Rjf4J
The South’s wildest, most untouched places are on the line and you have just two weeks to stand up for them. Tell the Forest Service we need the roadless rule now: https://selc.link/3V0gvOG
September 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The South’s wildest, most untouched places are on the line and you have just two weeks to stand up for them. Tell the Forest Service we need the roadless rule now: https://selc.link/3V0gvOG
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Submit your book or article for the Reed Environmental Writing Award. The Reed Award celebrates writers who achieve literary excellence and offer extraordinary insight into the South’s natural treasures and environmental challenges: www.selc.org/2026-reed-en...
August 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Submit your book or article for the Reed Environmental Writing Award. The Reed Award celebrates writers who achieve literary excellence and offer extraordinary insight into the South’s natural treasures and environmental challenges: www.selc.org/2026-reed-en...
No one voted for dirty air and water.
Communities across the South are feeling the impacts of federal funding freezes, staffing cuts, and rollbacks of our bedrock environmental laws.
Communities across the South are feeling the impacts of federal funding freezes, staffing cuts, and rollbacks of our bedrock environmental laws.
July 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
No one voted for dirty air and water.
Communities across the South are feeling the impacts of federal funding freezes, staffing cuts, and rollbacks of our bedrock environmental laws.
Communities across the South are feeling the impacts of federal funding freezes, staffing cuts, and rollbacks of our bedrock environmental laws.
From federal litigation to local advocacy, SELC experts will share how we’re stepping up alongside communities, partner organizations, and state leaders to protect what matters most:
Join us Thursday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. ET and REGISTER TODAY: selc.link/3Tvlvdf
Join us Thursday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. ET and REGISTER TODAY: selc.link/3Tvlvdf
July 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
From federal litigation to local advocacy, SELC experts will share how we’re stepping up alongside communities, partner organizations, and state leaders to protect what matters most:
Join us Thursday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. ET and REGISTER TODAY: selc.link/3Tvlvdf
Join us Thursday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m. ET and REGISTER TODAY: selc.link/3Tvlvdf
NEW REPORT: Across the South, electric utilities are pursuing a massive expansion of new pipelines and gas plants in response to unprecedented projected power demand from data centers.
But new research shows that current demand projections are implausible: www.selc.org/press-releas...
But new research shows that current demand projections are implausible: www.selc.org/press-releas...
July 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
NEW REPORT: Across the South, electric utilities are pursuing a massive expansion of new pipelines and gas plants in response to unprecedented projected power demand from data centers.
But new research shows that current demand projections are implausible: www.selc.org/press-releas...
But new research shows that current demand projections are implausible: www.selc.org/press-releas...
The next issue of SELC’s magazine is here.
Our latest issue features everything from life in WNC after Helene, photos from the north GA mountains to the gulf and changemakers big and small.
Want the next one? Sign up to get Issue 6 right to your mailbox, free: www.selc.org/magazine-sig...
Our latest issue features everything from life in WNC after Helene, photos from the north GA mountains to the gulf and changemakers big and small.
Want the next one? Sign up to get Issue 6 right to your mailbox, free: www.selc.org/magazine-sig...
June 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The next issue of SELC’s magazine is here.
Our latest issue features everything from life in WNC after Helene, photos from the north GA mountains to the gulf and changemakers big and small.
Want the next one? Sign up to get Issue 6 right to your mailbox, free: www.selc.org/magazine-sig...
Our latest issue features everything from life in WNC after Helene, photos from the north GA mountains to the gulf and changemakers big and small.
Want the next one? Sign up to get Issue 6 right to your mailbox, free: www.selc.org/magazine-sig...
ICYMI: The PERMIT Act would weaken federal clean water protections, making it easier for polluters to run rampant.
@repscfigures.bsky.social is standing up for low-income and rural communities across Alabama that would bear the greatest consequences of pollution and flood.
@repscfigures.bsky.social is standing up for low-income and rural communities across Alabama that would bear the greatest consequences of pollution and flood.
June 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICYMI: The PERMIT Act would weaken federal clean water protections, making it easier for polluters to run rampant.
@repscfigures.bsky.social is standing up for low-income and rural communities across Alabama that would bear the greatest consequences of pollution and flood.
@repscfigures.bsky.social is standing up for low-income and rural communities across Alabama that would bear the greatest consequences of pollution and flood.
BREAKING: Elon Musk’s xAI facility is polluting South Memphis, we’re taking action.
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BREAKING: Elon Musk’s xAI facility is polluting South Memphis, we’re taking action.
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
Get the latest: www.selc.org/news/resista...
The EPA just proposed gutting key limits on harmful pollution from coal plants.
The South hosts 4 of the dirtiest plants in the U.S. — and our communities will pay the price.
We need clean air, not more pollution: www.selc.org/press-releas...
The South hosts 4 of the dirtiest plants in the U.S. — and our communities will pay the price.
We need clean air, not more pollution: www.selc.org/press-releas...
June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The EPA just proposed gutting key limits on harmful pollution from coal plants.
The South hosts 4 of the dirtiest plants in the U.S. — and our communities will pay the price.
We need clean air, not more pollution: www.selc.org/press-releas...
The South hosts 4 of the dirtiest plants in the U.S. — and our communities will pay the price.
We need clean air, not more pollution: www.selc.org/press-releas...
GREAT NEWS: Last month, @markwarner.bsky.social reintroduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act, which would designate more than 92k acres of Virginia’s George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
June 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
GREAT NEWS: Last month, @markwarner.bsky.social reintroduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act, which would designate more than 92k acres of Virginia’s George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
COMMENTS FILED: Thanks to you and our partners we just hand delivered nearly 1,700 letters from Georgians who don’t want to be on the hook for dirty, expensive fossil fuels so Georgia Power can cash in on data centers.
June 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
COMMENTS FILED: Thanks to you and our partners we just hand delivered nearly 1,700 letters from Georgians who don’t want to be on the hook for dirty, expensive fossil fuels so Georgia Power can cash in on data centers.
GREAT NEWS: This month, @kaine.senate.gov reintroduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of Virginia’s George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
May 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
GREAT NEWS: This month, @kaine.senate.gov reintroduced the Shenandoah Mountain Act, which would designate more than 92,000 acres of Virginia’s George Washington National Forest as the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
Local county and city governments have also endorsed the proposal.
WEBINAR: Join us and @grist.org for a star panel of climate experts and their take on how federal funding freezes and terminations will impact our future.
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
May 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
WEBINAR: Join us and @grist.org for a star panel of climate experts and their take on how federal funding freezes and terminations will impact our future.
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/funding-th...
What does wilderness mean today — and where is it headed?
SELC’s own Anders Reynolds is diving deep into that question on The Wild Idea podcast, alongside co-host Bill Hodge. Tune in to explore the evolving relationship between people and wild landscapes: thewildidea.com/podcast/
SELC’s own Anders Reynolds is diving deep into that question on The Wild Idea podcast, alongside co-host Bill Hodge. Tune in to explore the evolving relationship between people and wild landscapes: thewildidea.com/podcast/
April 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What does wilderness mean today — and where is it headed?
SELC’s own Anders Reynolds is diving deep into that question on The Wild Idea podcast, alongside co-host Bill Hodge. Tune in to explore the evolving relationship between people and wild landscapes: thewildidea.com/podcast/
SELC’s own Anders Reynolds is diving deep into that question on The Wild Idea podcast, alongside co-host Bill Hodge. Tune in to explore the evolving relationship between people and wild landscapes: thewildidea.com/podcast/
SELC Senior Attorney Megan Gibson gave testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee on “American Energy Dominance,” calling on the Committee to prioritize clean energy investments and modernize the transmission system for the health and safety of our communities.
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
SELC Senior Attorney Megan Gibson gave testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee on “American Energy Dominance,” calling on the Committee to prioritize clean energy investments and modernize the transmission system for the health and safety of our communities.
SOLD OUT: We are at capacity for the #ReedAwards tonight but you can still join us virtually at 5pm ET to celebrate the year's best environmental writing.
REGISTER: www.selc.org/how-to-help/...
REGISTER: www.selc.org/how-to-help/...
March 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
SOLD OUT: We are at capacity for the #ReedAwards tonight but you can still join us virtually at 5pm ET to celebrate the year's best environmental writing.
REGISTER: www.selc.org/how-to-help/...
REGISTER: www.selc.org/how-to-help/...
BREAKING: We're challenging the Trump administration's federal funding freeze.
These essential federal funds were enacted by law. Freezing them is illegal and seeks to derail our climate progress and cause harm to our economy: www.selc.org/news/were-su...
These essential federal funds were enacted by law. Freezing them is illegal and seeks to derail our climate progress and cause harm to our economy: www.selc.org/news/were-su...
March 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
BREAKING: We're challenging the Trump administration's federal funding freeze.
These essential federal funds were enacted by law. Freezing them is illegal and seeks to derail our climate progress and cause harm to our economy: www.selc.org/news/were-su...
These essential federal funds were enacted by law. Freezing them is illegal and seeks to derail our climate progress and cause harm to our economy: www.selc.org/news/were-su...
The NC Senate just voted to pass a bill that would undo a critical climate action deadline for Duke Energy and allow it to charge customers for projects that could end up being delayed or abandoned.
Take action by urging your representative to vote no on SB261: p2a.co/XTJ6pGQ
Take action by urging your representative to vote no on SB261: p2a.co/XTJ6pGQ
March 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The NC Senate just voted to pass a bill that would undo a critical climate action deadline for Duke Energy and allow it to charge customers for projects that could end up being delayed or abandoned.
Take action by urging your representative to vote no on SB261: p2a.co/XTJ6pGQ
Take action by urging your representative to vote no on SB261: p2a.co/XTJ6pGQ
BREAKING: Virginia to stay out of RGGI while state appeals.
“This may be a long battle, but we're ready for it. The state’s unlawful removal is already harming its clean energy transition & putting the most vulnerable communities at even more risk.” www.selc.org/press-releas...
“This may be a long battle, but we're ready for it. The state’s unlawful removal is already harming its clean energy transition & putting the most vulnerable communities at even more risk.” www.selc.org/press-releas...
March 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
BREAKING: Virginia to stay out of RGGI while state appeals.
“This may be a long battle, but we're ready for it. The state’s unlawful removal is already harming its clean energy transition & putting the most vulnerable communities at even more risk.” www.selc.org/press-releas...
“This may be a long battle, but we're ready for it. The state’s unlawful removal is already harming its clean energy transition & putting the most vulnerable communities at even more risk.” www.selc.org/press-releas...
NEWS: Supreme Court further erodes Clean Water Act protections.
"This decision will lead to more industrial chemicals, sewage, & other dangerous pollution in our water, putting young children, pregnant women, & all of us at greater risk.” - Nick Torrey, Senior Attorney www.selc.org/press-releas...
"This decision will lead to more industrial chemicals, sewage, & other dangerous pollution in our water, putting young children, pregnant women, & all of us at greater risk.” - Nick Torrey, Senior Attorney www.selc.org/press-releas...
March 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
NEWS: Supreme Court further erodes Clean Water Act protections.
"This decision will lead to more industrial chemicals, sewage, & other dangerous pollution in our water, putting young children, pregnant women, & all of us at greater risk.” - Nick Torrey, Senior Attorney www.selc.org/press-releas...
"This decision will lead to more industrial chemicals, sewage, & other dangerous pollution in our water, putting young children, pregnant women, & all of us at greater risk.” - Nick Torrey, Senior Attorney www.selc.org/press-releas...
In support of the proposed eastern hellbender listing, SELC on behalf of a broad coalition of 39 groups, wrote a letter to FWS that explains the increasing pressures faced because of climate change and habitat loss impacts, including deforestation and water pollution: www.selc.org/wp-content/u...
March 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In support of the proposed eastern hellbender listing, SELC on behalf of a broad coalition of 39 groups, wrote a letter to FWS that explains the increasing pressures faced because of climate change and habitat loss impacts, including deforestation and water pollution: www.selc.org/wp-content/u...
Across the Appalachians, the eastern hellbender salamander is beloved, but populations have been in decline since at least the 1940s. Now, the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to classify eastern Hellbenders as an endangered species: www.selc.org/news/eastern...
March 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Across the Appalachians, the eastern hellbender salamander is beloved, but populations have been in decline since at least the 1940s. Now, the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to classify eastern Hellbenders as an endangered species: www.selc.org/news/eastern...