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“We think they can be providing significantly more leadership.”
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“We think they can be providing significantly more leadership.”
The article discusses competing proposals in Congress to reshape TVA's mission and budget as the agency faces political pressure to reduce or eliminate federal funding for nonpower programs. TVA Chairman Craven Crowell proposed ending taxpayer support…
“TVA should not be making land available for private developers. That land was taken and condemned years ago for the public good. It stinks to high heaven.”
“watchdog groups have been pleasantly surprised by his intelligence and dedication”
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…
A study commissioned by environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, finds that cleaner air could boost tourism around Great Smoky Mountains National Park by up to $300 million. The report examines how pollution…
“TVA gets 60 percent of its electricity from burning coal”
An editorial arguing that TVA should comply with EPA clean-air enforcement orders rather than appeal them, and should phase out its oldest, dirtiest coal-fired power plants. The piece criticizes TVA's strategy of calling major plant reconstructions…
“We are strongly urging that TVA and EPA settle this in a way that benefits everyone. It's an injustice that EPA and TVA can't get back to the table. There is probably a narrow window of opportunity right now and these federal agencies need to move ahead.”
An op-ed criticizes environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy for opposing the Bush administration's 'Clear Skies Initiative,' arguing that the proposal would significantly reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury. The…
“TVA has made some voluntary commitments that are impressive and commendable, but no, it's not enough”
“What it would do is preserve the state of Tennessee's ability to choose the clean air laws that are going to be best for them”
President Bush's nomination of Utah Governor Mike Leavitt to head the EPA drew mixed reactions from Tennessee environmental and business leaders. John Noel, president of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, expressed concern about the administration's…
“I think that early on in her tenure, she had to make some compromises with her own values”
Sen. Lamar Alexander states he has not taken a position on TVA's proposed 7.4% rate increase, which TVA says is necessary for emissions controls at coal-fired plants. The article notes that clean air advocates, including the…