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Southern Environmental Law Center
U.S. left-of-center environmental advocacy
The Southern Environmental Law Center is an independent nonprofit law firm headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, focused on environmental litigation across six southeastern states. It is funded primarily by major donors and foundations with left-of-center environmental priorities. Since January 2025, SELC has taken a broadly critical stance toward the Trump administration, filing lawsuits over EPA grant terminations, challenging the administration's 'national energy emergency' declaration, and expanding its legal staff specifically to counter federal deregulation efforts.
Owned byIndependent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; no corporate parent. Governed by its own board, with major individual donor Fred Stanback (North Carolina billionaire) historically providing the largest share of funding.
LeaningU.S. left-of-center environmental advocacy
On the administrationbroadly critical
8average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun