DANBURY, N.C. (April 15, 2026) — Walnut Cove residents and organizations involved in a lawsuit are encouraged after the Stokes County Board of Commissioners voted this week to formally void its rezoning decision and text amendment that would have cleared the way for a...
DANBURY, N.C. ( March 12, 2026 ) — Community groups and Walnut Cove area residents filed a lawsuit today in an effort to protect a way of life that has defined the Dan River corridor for generations — one built around farms, forests, and rural communities, that is now...
ROUGEMONT, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2025) — Person County residents, with the help of Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), continue fighting against a controversial rezoning decision made in favor of the proposed Moriah Energy Center (MEC) — which remains an...
DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), the Duke Environmental Law and Policy Clinic (ELPC), and the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted a joint public comment letter to the N.C. Division of Water Resources, urging...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 16, 2025) — A Pitt County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of the Brookhaven community, represented by Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), by accepting evidence related to why they have a right to be heard about their opposition...
ROUGEMONT, N.C. (Jan. 13, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) released the following statement alongside its appeal in Clayton, et al. v. Perso n County . The case challenges Person County's rezoning of parcels from rural residential and conservation...
DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 26, 2024) – Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) released the following statement alongside its public comments to the NCDEQ, Division of Air Quality on Duke Energy’s air permit modification request for the Roxboro Steam Electric...
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 22, 2024) – Greenville residents are urging the court to rethink allowing a gas station to operate just 1,000 feet from a middle school, citing health concerns and expert testimony that was unfairly ignored. Southern Coalition for Social...
ROUGEMONT, N.C. (Feb 6, 2024) — Person County residents and environmental justice organizations have filed a complaint to stop the construction of the dangerous Moriah Energy Center. Members of Person County Community Action Network, with support from Southern...