(SAVANNAH, GA) Southern Environmental Law Center Catherine Wannamaker Protecting the Georgia Coast

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Catherine Wannamaker of the nonprofit Southern Environmental Law Center will speak to the Exchange Club Nov. 3 about "Protecting the Georgia Coast."

The Southern Environmental Law Center is a non-profit, donor supported environmental advocacy organization using the power of the law to protect the environment and special places in the South. Working to defend the public’s interest and never for private gain, SELC provides its legal services without charge to other environmental organizations and partner groups. SELC has a special initiative focused on protecting the Georgia coast with three lawyers working on theeffort.

SELC, founded 22 years ago, uses the full power of the law to preserve and protect the health and environment of the Southeast, including shaping, enacting and enforcing laws and policies, strengthening relationships with legislators and policy-makers, and partnering with other environmental organizations.
 
Wannamaker is one of the members of SELC’s Georgia coast team and heads its litigation efforts.
 
Wannamaker is from Orangeburg, S.C. She is a graduate of Hollins College, has a Master’s in Zoology from North Carolina State University, and is a graduate of Stanford Law School. Before joining SELC, Wannamaker worked in the U.S. Department of Justice Environmental Litigation Section in Washington, DC.

About the Southern Environmental Law Center
SELC is a nonprofit donor supported environmental advocacy organization using the power of the law to protect the environment and health in the Southeast. Since 1986, SELC has informed, implemented and enforced environmental law and policy concerning clean air and water, mountain forests, the coast and wetlands, and rural lands and livable communities. Working to defend the public’s interest and never for private gain, SELC provides its legal services without charge to other environmental organizations and partner groups. SELC has 63 staff members and offices in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia; Chapel Hill and Asheville, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina, Washington, DC,; and Atlanta. Visit SELC online at www.SouthernEnvironment.org

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