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Protester feels lucky despite 'bad omens'
“On one level, there were all these bad omens — the horrible weather, the emergency landing. But we walked away from the plane, and the protest was a primo event.”
Report urges TVA to track protesters, other groups
“TVA is in desperation … trying to silence its critics.”
Area ozone levels take a dip
“It's not a guarantee. The Panhandle remains the most at risk in Florida for ozone problems. And a shift from the past few years of rainy weather to more dry weather could play a significant factor in driving ozone levels up to unsafe levels”
Rivers quits TVA
“We hope his leaving does not mean any further turning away in TVA's role in protecting the environment”
This is what the Democratic presidential primary looks like in Florida right now
A Tampa Bay Times article covering the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign efforts in Florida mentions that Elizabeth Warren's campaign recruited staff from activist organizations including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The article describes how…
Mr. Bush's giveaway to polluters
“the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a broad coalition of public health and environmental groups, believes some 1,440 Tennesseans annually die prematurely as a result of power plant pollution”
TVA relents, will let public listen to panel
TVA reversed its decision to close a public meeting of its energy review committee after pressure from the Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition and media objections. The committee, part of TVA's Energy Vision 2000 long-range planning…
EPA to Georgia: Clean up soot
The EPA designated 243 counties nationwide, including 32 Georgia counties, as failing to meet new federal soot (particulate matter) standards. Anne Gilliam of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy expressed disappointment with Georgia's narrower recommendations and…
Future role of TVA not yet well defined
“TVA has lost sight of its original mission. He says the agency is seeking to dodge congressional accountability by jettisoning nonpower programs and focusing solely on being a power company.”
TVA focal point of fiery debate
“Because TVA has no public utilities commission or state legislative body to answer to, customers and competitors alike are in the dark relative to important information necessary for planning”
Sludge-Spill Anniversary Stirs Call for Coal-Ash Regulation
On the fourth anniversary of the 2008 Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill near Knoxville, environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Southern Environmental Law Center are calling for stronger coal ash regulation.…
Officials hit TVA pollution record
“This literally may be the most significant environmental case to be heard in the Southeast. It will have effect not only in the across the country.”
Protesters' bonds set at $1,000
Fifty-two Earth First protesters arrested Monday after blocking the entrance to Watts Bar Nuclear Plant for three hours were ordered to post $1,000 bond each or remain in jail until a July 19 preliminary hearing on…
Environmentalists rip into GOP congressional votes
“It's a sad day for Tennessee when we have no environmental heroes in the state's 11-member delegation”