Emily Driscoll

Communications for @selc_org

[Chandra Farley @ChandraFarley]

“Water and electric utilities around Atlanta are planning to start shutting off service again.”
In the middle of summer, in the middle of a public health crisis that is still raging no matter what @GovKemp says. #noshutoffs https://t.co/Eeucvk4Igs

[Emily Driscoll @EDriscoll86]

“I cannot imagine allowing one industry the opportunity to take away every other industry and quality of life for all of us in coastal Alabama.” @MobileBaykeeper @selc_org

[Southerly @southerlymag]

Did you know there's 21 million tons of coal ash in a pond at an Alabama Power plant right next to the Mobile River? @carly_berlin talked to environmental advocates, @selc_org, and the utility about flooding and pollution risks at the site: https://t.co/GHrXxTgdt5

[Emily Driscoll @EDriscoll86]

“That aquifer that’s under Georgia Power’s plant and flows under my home does not belong to Georgia Power. It belongs to us. We want it cleaned up.”

[Georgia Recorder || bsky @georgiarecorder @GeorgiaRecorder]

Juliette residents leave Capitol frustrated by coal ash politics, via @jillnolin https://t.co/GTtgektSTf #gapol

[MobileBaykeeper @MobileBaykeeper]

"Overton [of @CoosaRiverkeepr] urged the council to encourage @alabamapower to remove the #coalash entirely from the area instead of relying on a 'cap-in-place' method." https://t.co/2cSUrVEBQa

[SELC @selc_org]

We applaud #AL Rep. Margie Wilcox for her leadership in getting more stringent littering legislation on the books, which has now been signed into law by the Governor. https://t.co/gyaqKlvYgE

[Emily Driscoll @EDriscoll86]

"Leaving the ash to sit in an unlined pit and pollute the nearby groundwater for decades to come is irresponsible." @CoosaRiverkeepr

[Coosa Riverkeeper @CoosaRiverkeepr]

#coalash shouldn't on the bank of the #coosariver or any river... especially when the data shows its leaking #arsenic into groundwater ICYMI: https://t.co/THiBMPGb5m #FAIL #defendrivers @Waterkeeper @AlabamaRivers

[SELC @selc_org]

When it comes to vegetable farming in the Black Belt region of #AL, clean water and healthy soil go hand in hand. https://t.co/AagvzEXzkJ #ProtectCleanWater

[SELC @selc_org]

Former @EPA attorney who led the efforts to develop wetlands protections, Vance Hughes weighs in on how important it is to #ProtectCleanWater at the source. https://t.co/QcC44IDpQe

[100MilesGA @100MilesGA]

BIG news for our little coast! Georgia has officially taken a stand against offshore drilling: HB48 passed! #ProtectOurCoast #OurCoastIsMorePreciousThanOil

[Brian Lyman @lyman_brian]

Sarah Stokes, of the Southern Environmental Law Center, speaking in support of the proposal but urging a bill that would require ALDOT to rank projects according to specific need. #alpolitics

[Emily Driscoll @EDriscoll86]

“They stressed how they’re bringing clarity to this program--look carefully at the proposed rule. They bring little clarity. Actually, what they bring is confusion.” @selc_org #ProtectCleanWater

[Wes Wolfe @WesWolfeUF]

The Brunswick News | Trump admin's proposed public waters rule goes live https://t.co/1Ftbpitbkj via @Brunswick_News #gapol #galegal

[SELC @selc_org]

EPA is asking for public comments on an unprecedented proposal dismantling the #CleanWaterAct, America’s bedrock environmental protection. Weigh in today at https://t.co/YAAr6S5xiG & show our elected leaders we won’t stand for putting our beloved waterways & communities at risk.

[FairEnergyNow @FairEnergyNow]

Georgia Power has already collected over $2 billion from customers and current projections show we will continue to pay higher power bills for the next 60 years. Voice your concern today. https://t.co/B8p0CTUOGp

[SELC @selc_org]

As Trump heads to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention today, this report reminds us it's really developers and heavily polluting industries, not farmers, who benefit from the gutting of the Clean Water Act. #ProtectCleanWater https://t.co/00vDI8oaFD

[SELC @selc_org]

#Georgia groups challenge ruling dismissing our appeal of state regulators’ flawed Plant #Vogtle decision https://t.co/Px7dgQ6wXZ @GeorgiaIPL @PSEquityMatters @georgiawatch @BarnesLawGroup

[Emily Driscoll @EDriscoll86]

“Once pollutants violate the groundwater, it’s hard to put that genie back in the bottle.” @selc_org

[Savannah Now @SavannahNow]

Coal ash pollutants found in groundwater at 11 Georgia sites, including Plant McIntosh in Rincon https://t.co/HpD5A5vatl | @MaryLandersSMN

[SELC @selc_org]

Check out Managing Attorney @BlanHolman and SELC’s work to defend the Clean Water Act on this list of cases to watch in 2019. #ProtectCleanWater

[FairEnergyNow @FairEnergyNow]

Do you know why your monthly energy bill is so high? The Public Service Commission determines our energy rates, but they need to hear from you, not just Georgia Power. To make your voice heard, visit https://t.co/B8p0CTUOGp

[FairEnergyNow @FairEnergyNow]

Is your monthly energy bill a financial burden? You're not alone. Atlanta ranks 4th nationwide among cities whose residents struggle to pay their energy bills. Find out how you can help change this.
https://t.co/B8p0CTUOGp

[FairEnergyNow @FairEnergyNow]

Georgia is the 3rd most energy-expensive state in the country, with high monthly energy bills that overwhelm our families. Learn what you can do to change this in 2019. #Energy #Utility https://t.co/B8p0CTUOGp