Southern Environmental Law Center
Southern Environmental Law Center is a non-profit environmental public interest law firm headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Rick Middleton |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Environmentalism |
| Headquarters | Charlottesville, Virginia |
Region | Southern United States |
Revenue (2017) | 38,054,373[1] |
| Expenses (2017) | 26,520,552[1] |
Staff | over 70 attorneys |
Advocacy and litigation
The SELC is one of three environmental groups which filed suit against the United States Fish and Wildlife Service which "they say should have blocked the planned extension of the N.C. 540 highway across southern Wake County" because it would "threaten the existence of two endangered species of mussels that live in a creek the road would cross."[2]
The Law Center argued the case in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit where the court "vacated a key permit granted to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline," concluding "that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided no specific limits for the allowable impact on threatened and endangered species."[3]
References
- "Southern Environmental Law Center FINANCIAL REPORT Year Ended March 31, 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- Stradling, Richard. "Environmentalists sue federal agency to try to stop NC 540". The Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- Rankin, Sarah. "Court vacates key federal permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline". Associated Press. Retrieved 24 May 2018.