Public Shut Out of FPL Rate Increase Deal
The Florida Supreme Court ruled today that a deal struck between industrial users and the states biggest power company, FPL, and approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC), could move forward. The…
Hate that the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge wastes water? You're really going to hate this...
SACE staffer Amelia Shenstone contributed to this piece. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has riveted the country, and it was only a matter of time before people started complaining about the quantity…
Uniontown, AL Prepares to Demand Justice on Coal Ash
This guest post is written by Debra Mayfield and was originally published on Earthjustice's blog on August 19, 2014. Earlier this month, Marianne Engelman Lado from the Northeast office and I travelled back…
South Florida Leaders Stand Up for Climate Change Action
When you live in south Florida, where the seas level rise is a clear and present danger to our way of life, climate change action is an urgent matter. The risks from…
Cambio Climático 101 – La Clase que Finalmente Recibió el Gobernador Scott…
AVISO: Puede atender a la clase que recibió el Gobernador viendo este webinar de SACE . Atender Webinar. Mas información (leer un blog similar en inglés.) El pasado martes 19 de agosto Rick Scott,…
Cart Before the Horse: States Sue EPA Over Draft Clean Power Plan
This blog was co-authored by SACE legal intern, Roy Sparks. In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act as part of…
NC Lawmakers Come Up Short on Coal Ash
In the days and weeks after the Dan River disaster, North Carolina legislators made bold promises to protect the public from dangerous and polluting coal ash sites. Since May there's been several…
5 Reasons to Attend AWEA's Offshore Wind Expo
The American Wind Energy Association is hosting its annual Offshore Wind Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey this year. This is the second time the expo has made its way to the…
TVA Board Approves Retirement of Allen Coal Plant in Memphis
Today the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to retire all three coal-fired units of the Allen Fossil Plant (990 MW) in Memphis and approved replacement with a new…
Alabama bureaucrats kill domestic energy jobs
Officials are confirming that two wind farm proposals in Alabama will not be moving forward. That means Cherokee and Etowah counties will forego about $27-$43 million in combined new tax revenues –…