Nonprofit and nonpartisan, we are the South’s largest and most effective environmental advocate and protector.
As lawyers, policy and issue experts, and community advocates and partners, we take on the toughest environmental challenges. And we win.
In court, in government, and with our communities, we defend and protect our air, water, climate, wildlife, lands, and the people who live here. Transforming our region away from fossil fuel to clean energy, righting environmental injustice, stopping pollution, and protecting nature — when we solve these issues here, we lead the way for others.
That’s why we say: Solutions start in the South.
As lawyers, policy and issue experts, and community advocates and partners, we take on the toughest environmental challenges. And we win.
In court, in government, and with our communities, we defend and protect our air, water, climate, wildlife, lands, and the people who live here. Transforming our region away from fossil fuel to clean energy, righting environmental injustice, stopping pollution, and protecting nature — when we solve these issues here, we lead the way for others.
That’s why we say: Solutions start in the South.
Location: United States, Virginia, Charlottesville
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 434-977-4090
Founded date: 1986
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.04.2025 | Turbine Trouble: xAI's Environmental Dilemma in Memphis | In the heart of Memphis, a storm brews over Elon Musk's xAI. The company, a rising star in the artificial intelligence arena, has become a lightning rod for controversy. Community groups allege that xAI has nearly doubled its gas turbines a... |
| 11.04.2025 | Elon Musk’s xAI is polluting air in Memphis, using more gas turbines than permitted, advocacy group says | Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has installed “a whopping 35 gas turbines” at its data center in Memphis, Tennessee, according to a letter from the Southern Environmental Law Center. The advocacy group said xAI had only appl... |
| 10.04.2025 | Musk's xAI increased Tennessee gas turbines without permits, community groups say | Elon Musk's xAI has nearly doubled gas turbines at its Tennessee data center, exceeding previously known figures and surpassing the number for which the company has submitted permits, according to a letter from community groups to the count... |
| 05.12.2024 | Musk's xAI plans massive expansion of AI supercomputer in Memphis | Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to expand its Memphis, Tennessee, supercomputer to house at least one million graphics processing units (GPUs), the Greater Memphis Chamber said on Wednesday, as xAI races to compete aga... |
| 25.04.2024 | EPA issues toughest rule yet on power plant emissions, but it's likely to face court challenges | Washington — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric pl... |
| 15.05.2022 | John Oliver Takes On Environmental Racism | 4 Mins Read Known for his ability to take complex topics and turn them into crib notes for widespread understanding, John Oliver has done it again. Employing his usual brand of humour, he took on the serious issue of environmental racism on... |
| 03.11.2020 | Was Plastics Being Mixed With Oil In Mauritius Spill To Produce A ‘Frankenstein Fuel’? | 15 Aug: Workers collecting leaked oil next to Mahebourg with Ile Aux Aigrettes visible in ... [+] background. Could the oil have contained plastics as part of an experimental fuel?AFP via Getty Images |
| 02.09.2020 | Morning Brief: ERCOT market excitement and price jump, McCarthy completes world-record 250-MW storage project | The ERCOT market saw a little excitement Monday afternoon as prices jumped over $1,600 during one afternoon hour only to be topped the next with 5-minute prints over $2,000. This type of action has been few and far between this summer as th... |
| 21.08.2020 | Lawsuit challenges TVA’s anti-solar “never-ending contracts” with its utility customers | Distribution utilities that buy power from TVA began talking last year about buying their power elsewhere, largely to save their customers money. First, the municipal utility in Memphis considered ending its power purchase contract with TVA... |
| 22.06.2020 | Cut Carbon Not Forests: Hard-Hitting Campaign Urges UK Policymakers To Build A True Clean Energy Economy And End Dirty Biomass Subsidies | Environmental advocacy groups join forces in fresh appeal for MPs to redirect biomass subsidies towards truly clean and renewable energy sources like solar and wind LONDON (22 June, 2020) – A coalition of environmental advocacy groups have ... |
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