Gulf Power = Green Power? Utility leaps forward
Updated at 4:40pm ET, on February 16 to reflect correct solar capacity planned for military bases in Georgia Power's service territory. Gulf Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company and one of the smallest…
Kingston Residents Gather and Call for New Public Hearing on Proposed Coal Ash Landfill
To read supplemental comments on the proposed landfill submitted by environmental groups Feb. 9, 2015, click here. Thursday night, February 5th, more than 30 local residents of Kingston, TN joined together at…
1 year since Dan River: 3 ways to prevent another coal ash disaster
One year ago today, Duke Energy dumped nearly 39,000 tons of coal ash and 24 million gallons of wastewater into the Dan River near Eden, North Carolina. That's a total of 140,000 tons…
Yes, America wants solar and wind, not nukes
This guest blog was originally published by Michael Mariotte, president of the Nuclear Information Resource Service (NIRS) in GreenWorld on January 16, 2015. Find the direct post here. The post references the…
2015: The Year of New Public Health Standards for Ozone
With only one month left in the year, the Environmental Protection Agency released its long awaited and updated proposed ground-level ozone standards on November 25, 2014. EPA updated its ozone standard in…
TVA Approves Shawnee Pollution Controls Instead of Retirement
On Dec. 30, during a special session of the Tennessee Valley Authority board, a decision was finalized to invest significant resources into retrofitting two units at its older, Shawnee coal plant in…
Kingston Ash Landfill Changes Fraught with Concerns
December 30th marked the end of a public comment period around a draft permit for storage of coal ash waste at TVA's Kingston plant in East Tennessee - the very location of…
Decisions, Decisions at TVA's Shawnee Coal Plant
As 2014 draws to a close, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been busy working on making an important decision at its Shawnee coal plant in Paducah, KY. December 9th marked the…
Countdown to coal ash rules from EPA
We are exactly 9 days away from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) official release of final rules for coal ash regulation that have been in the works ever since the catastrophic Kingston…
Hundreds Gather in Memphis to Discuss Environmental Justice Issues
This blog was co-authored by Sandra Upchurch, SACE's Memphis Energy Organizer. As fall descended on Memphis, over 250 people attended the Sierra Club’s 13th Annual Grassroots Community Conference. This was the first…