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A federal judge ruled on a lawsuit filed by environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy challenging the EPA's lack of federal regulations for coal ash disposal. The decision marks the first step toward…
A federal judge ruled that the EPA must establish regulations for safe coal ash disposal, siding with environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in a lawsuit challenging the agency's failure to regulate coal…
“By bringing a lot of different voices in and having a more robust discussion, I think people will have a higher confidence that you will end up with a better decision”
The EPA has set a December 19 deadline to publish the first-ever federal rule regulating coal ash disposal, following a settlement in a lawsuit brought by Earthjustice on behalf of Appalachian Voices, Southern Alliance for Clean…
“signals big steps forward for clean energy in the Tennessee Valley”
“praised Brown for her valuable experience and knowledge about energy issues in the Valley”
“Based on our experiences with the Kingston dam break, we know that toxic coal ash dumped into waters is an environmental disaster that requires swift attention and cleanup. Downstream communities' drinking water could be at risk and residents need to be forewarned immediately.”
“are trying to enrich themselves at the expense of TVA ratepayers”
“These are impressive numbers, which represent a critical step toward mitigating climate change”
“Now we have certainty that the EPA is going to take some action to protect us and all of the hundreds of communities across the country that are being poisoned by coal ash dumps.”
Sixty environmental and advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, called on President Obama to issue an executive order protecting U.S. water resources from energy development impacts. The groups identified ten "sacrifice zones" across…
“As one of the longest watchdogs of TVA, SACE is excited to see TVA reducing its reliance on coal and moving towards a cleaner energy economy.”
A federal judge ordered the EPA to set a deadline within 60 days for finalizing federal coal ash regulations, ruling that the agency has a mandatory duty to review and revise waste regulations every three years.…
“I applaud President Obama and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy for taking this important step in addressing the challenges of climate change by ensuring that future power plants will not be allowed to dump unlimited carbon pollution into the air. These standards will provide critical public health and clean air safeguards and encourage a needed transition from dirty coal to cleaner energy resources. Dirty energy projects, like Georgia's proposed Plant Washington, simply cannot compete in today's diverse energy markets when solar, wind, bioenergy and efficiency are clean, cost-competitive and viable options. I urge EPA to finalize these standards and then move boldly to address the largest source of carbon pollution in our region and throughout the country: America's aging fleet of existing coal-fired power plants, which account for more than 40% of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.”
A Union of Concerned Scientists analysis titled "Burning Coal, Burning Cash" finds that while coal remains the dominant fuel for U.S. electricity generation, utilities spent 25% less on coal in 2012 than in 2008, with natural…
