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How Not to Set Electricity Rates
Clare McGuire, former attorney for the Georgia Public Service commission and Georgia Watch, contributed to this post. Electricity rate setting is a hornet's nest full of accounting, policy-making and politics. People love…
New Rule Suggests EPA Is Caving Under Pressure (and so are the fish)
In the face of pressure from Congress and industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just proposed a new rule that fails to adequately safeguard the aquatic ecosystems, fish and water they…
10 Key Questions to Ask as Memphis Considers Future of Electricity Supply
On June 9 Memphis City Council will join the Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) Board of Commissioners for a joint meeting to hear a presentation summarizing the proposals MLGW has received…
Concerned Citizens Speak Out for Clean Air
This blog was written by Anne Kingsbury, SACE Intern. On June 11, 2012 concerned citizens gathered in Charlotte, NC to offer their support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule to…
The Supreme Court, the Mercury Rule and Chicken Little
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), set to go into effect next month.…
City of Atlanta Commits to 100% Renewable Energy Goal
This blog was written by Anne Blair, former Director of the Clean Fuels Program at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Knoxville City Council Approves Resolution in Support of Federal Action on Climate Change
Last night, the Knoxville City Council approved a resolution in support of federal action on climate change, the promotion of clean energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas pollution. The Climate Knoxville…
Trump Administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy” Rule Is Anything But
If there’s one thing you need to know about the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, the Trump Administration’s new proposal for limiting carbon emissions from power plants, it’s this: ACE was not…