Metro Nashville sets new community-wide greenhouse gas reduction targets
Nashville's newly adopted pollution reduction goals will benefit Nashville residents and the environment.
TVA's Response to Congressional Oversight Inquiry is Inadequate and Misleading
TVA's response to the House Energy & Commerce Committee's oversight inquiry includes many outdated, misleading, and incomplete claims. We break down what is fact and what is fiction.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Calls for Long-Overdue TVA Oversight
On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce addressed a letter to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) outlining areas where the nation's largest public utility…
After pressure from local advocates, KUB board votes to reallocate pandemic relief funds to help those most in need
This blog post was written by Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. After community input from advocates like the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE),…
Tennesseeans urge TDEC to deny TVA request that would allow more toxic pollution from the Kingston Fossil Plant
This blog post was written by Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) held an informational meeting and…
Memphis City Council adds another layer of protection against future pipelines
Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, also contributed to this blog post. At their November 16 meeting, Memphis City Council members took additional action to…
TVA Board gives away power plant decision-making authority to CEO Jeff Lyash, while also giving him a raise
Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, also contributed to this blog post. At the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Board meeting on November 10, Board members…
Tennesseeans Prepare to Lock Arms as They're Locked Out from TVA's Board Meeting
Ahead of TVA's quarterly board meeting, without the ability to speak directly to TVA's board, ratepayers are gathering to demand and deliver over 4,000 public comments asking TVA not build new fossil…
Congress Can Help Tennessee Lead Charge to Electric Vehicle Transition
Beyond money and jobs, electric cars and trucks are important for our health and the health of our children, who are especially affected by pollution.
Our climate is changing, small towns need help adapting
As floodwaters ravaged Middle Tennessee on a Saturday in August, people reached out to ask if my family and I were okay. We were. This was a familiar experience, right down to…