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692 mentions for topic: Climate Advocacy
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The National Parks Conservation Association is launching a grassroots campaign at Great Smoky Mountains National Park to address worsening ozone pollution, which has been ranked among the worst in the nation for two consecutive years. The…
Eleven environmental and health groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, urged TVA to resign its $15,000-per-month paid membership in a utility coalition that employs Republican lobbyist Haley Barbour to influence clean-air law changes. TVA…
“Sulfur dioxide rates from the Tennessee Valley Authority's old coal plants remains a serious problem”
“Let's not make this too complicated, the opposition to this rule is here for one reason and one reason only, to protect the interest of industries that emit carbon pollution, or protect their investment in technologies that emit large amounts of carbon, all at our expense”
“He was like a dog with a bone. When he felt he was on the right track, he was relentless.”
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced a pooling agreement to acquire 600,000 tons of emission allowances under the Clean Air Act, drawing criticism from Karl Kurka of the Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition. TVA plans to reduce sulfur…
“At Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), our annual Solar in the Southeast reports have been predicting Florida's solar rise for several years. The newly released fourth annual Solar in the Southeast report shows Florida almost became the leader in 2020, but with the trajectories of the two states, we can confidently say the transition happened in the first months of 2021.”
Clean air advocates, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, gathered at Riverfront Park to oppose President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative, arguing it does not adequately protect air quality in Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains…
“We need to move from talk to action. While most of our elected officials say they know there is a problem, none of them have done anything about it.”
“it's not going to work”
“The fact that there is a nuclear power plant owned by the federal government that is producing material for a nuclear weapon, I think that would probably make it a better target for a terrorist”
“This is a great day for human health and the environment. There have been all kinds of attempts to undermine the Clean Air Act the way the law was originally written. The Supreme Court is to be commended for its health-based approach, which is the right approach.”
“To TVA's credit, they have made some significant commitments to cleaning up their power plants. They deserve credit for that. But he said TVA is sending tens of thousands of dollars of ratepayer dollars to actually undermine a law that protects us.”
“Our hometown utility has jumped in there to use rate payer money to buy influence to weaken the Clean Air Act. We find that highly offensive”
“This is a very sad commentary on TVA's commitment to clean air. Hiring a fat cat D.C. lobbyist to undermine the enforcement of the Clean Air Act is a significant step in the wrong direction.”
