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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · 1d

EVs are on the move in the South. Despite efforts in DC to undercut EV demand, EVs are an increasingly popular choice with drivers. In GA, VA, and NC, EVs made up nearly 10% of all new car sales in the first half of this year: https://selc.link/3KCJ7eQ

Will the Southeast’s booming EV sector survive the end of tax credits?

Demand for electric vehicles is rising in the region, a new study says. Consumers, utilities, and automakers may help sustain growth despite loss of…

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · 1d

"When the mud covers oyster beds, traps shrimp and kills what’s underneath — it doesn’t just wipe away the catch—it wipes our way of life.” - Anthony Theriot, Cameron Parish fisherman: https://www.kplctv.com/2025/09/26/new-ldwf-report-shows-sediment-higher-mortality-rate-oyster-beds-big-lake/#

New LDWF report shows sediment, higher mortality rate on oyster beds in Big Lake

New data from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) shows sediment deposits on several public oyster reefs in South Big Lake, as well as an unusual mortality rate on some of the on...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · 9d

One year ago, Helene tore through Appalachia — reminding us that climate change isn’t a distant threat. It’s here, now. Author Jay Leutze reflects on the chaotic days following the storm and the strength of his neighbors who are still working together to rebuild. https://selc.link/42zRez5

How Helene redefined home

By Jay Leutze I evacuated when the first bands of Tropical Depression Helene swept into the mountains of western North Carolina in late September. Most, including my friend Ashley Cook, did not. The r...

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Tina Bessias @tbessias.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations and thank you to @selc.bsky.social and Sound Rivers for using the law to protect water in Falls Lake, NC. www.wral.com/news/local/d...

Durham subdivision runoff lawsuit ends in settlement

Durham developer Mungo Homes settles lawsuit over muddy runoff, agreeing to fines, erosion fixes, and funding to protect 62 acres in the Falls Lake watershed.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · 27d

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

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Last week, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution calling on federal regulators to protect residents and reject a dangerous pipeline.

Learn more: https://selc.link/45MAHK1

Forsyth County commissioners pass resolution opposing pipeline expansion

During Thursday's meeting, Forsyth County residents again voiced environmental and safety concerns.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Sep 3

Did you know that the Trump administration recently made it harder for you to weigh in on federal rules?

"There is definitely a pattern of this administration skirting around transparency and oversight tools.” - SELC Federal Regulatory Director Liz Zepeda: https://selc.link/4g2vCR8

The government just made it harder for you to weigh in on federal rules

The GSA killed a simple tool that made it easy for advocacy groups to submit public comments. Now, only insiders and industry players will be heard.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Aug 14

In NC, legislators have approved a dangerous bill that prohibits them from considering critical things like avoidable serious illness, health harms, and preserving property values when calculating the impact of potential environmental rules, via @wunc.org: www.wunc.org/environment/...

NC lawmakers green-light bill that could weaken environmental protections, critics warn

This week, state lawmakers made it more difficult to establish regulations that potentially protect the environment and public health with the passage of House Bill 402. Critics say the measure create...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Aug 11

GREAT NEWS: On August 8, the Fish and Wildlife Service shared the that the world’s only wild population of red wolves has grown by as many as 16 pups. The births are a critical step forward for a wild population that numbered only seven wolves in 2020: www.selc.org/news/hope-fo...

Hope for red wolves

Full tree canopies and blooming goldenrod. Shifting bird sightings with migrating flocks. The thrum of cicadas, late sunsets, and lightning bugs. The final remnants of summer are all around — and in ...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Aug 11

The EPA stripped billions of environmental grant dollars from communities across the South and beyond. We’re leading a historic class action lawsuit to get these funds back to the communities that need them most.

Learn more via The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants

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350 Triangle @350triangle.bsky.social · Aug 5

“This new law marks an awful turning point for families and communities across North Carolina when elected officials in the state legislature ignore serious illnesses and deaths in favor of polluters’ profits.” @selc.bsky.social's Mary Maclean Asbill

www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2025/08/04/n...

NC lawmakers green-light bill that could weaken environmental protections, critics warn

Gov. Stein vetoed HB 402, lawmakers overrode his objections. The law imposes high thresholds for regulations, public health risk, critics say.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Aug 6

“If leaders in the Trump administration move forward with this unlawful attempt to strip critical funding from communities across the United States, we will see them in court." - Kym Meyer, SELC Litigation Director www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...

E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 23

We appreciate the leadership of @repscfigures.bsky.social and Rep. Edwards in working to make crucial resilience funding more accessible to communities across the South. www.alreporter.com/2025/07/23/r...

Rep. Figures unveils BRIC Act to boost rural disaster funding

The bipartisan bill would reform FEMA's aid formula to prioritize vulnerable states.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 16

Together, we can champion ambitious climate action, fight back in the courts to uphold essential environmental protections, and work hand-in-hand with communities to defend our clean air and water, learn how: www.selc.org/page/no-one-...

No one voted for dirty air and water.

The Trump administration is trying to dismantle our bedrock environmental protections. But here at the Southern Environmental Law Center, we’re fighting back – in the courtroom, the halls of governmen...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 16

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.

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Ari Peskoe @aripeskoe.bsky.social · Jul 9

Report compares data center forecasts to global chip production -- "It is not reasonable to believe that data centers in the United States will procure almost all the output of production capacities for AI-related semiconductor chips from the entire world over a six-year period."

Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 7

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...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jul 7

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...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jun 30

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...

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Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG) @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social · Jun 27

We just sued the Trump administration.

Together with our partners at @earthjustice.org, @selc.bsky.social, and @publicrightspro.bsky.social, we’re challenging the illegal termination of environmental justice grants that Congress required by law.

Learn more: L4GG.org/ProtectEJ

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jun 27

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.

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jun 26

Yesterday, we sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating $3 billion in environmental and climate justice grants.

Access to clean air, water, and affordable, clean energy should not depend on your zip code, race, or income: www.selc.org/news/we-want...

We want to get frontline communities their $3 billion back

When the EPA created the Environmental and Climate Justice Block grant programs in 2022, advocates described it as an “unprecedented” and “long overdue” decision. Now, $3 billion that was supposed t...

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Southern Environmental Law Center @selc.bsky.social · Jun 24

BREAKING: After six years of pressure from local partners, advocates, and SELC, a major threat to the Okefenokee Swamp has been defeated: www.selc.org/news/battle-...

VICTORY: Okefenokee Swamp is safe from controversial mine

After six years of pressure from local partners, advocates, and SELC, a major threat to the Okefenokee Swamp has been defeated. Twin Pines Minerals LLC is selling its property on Trail Ridge — haltin...

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