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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon's Climate Council held its inaugural meeting to develop strategies for reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent of 2005 levels by 2050. The 13-member council includes representatives from the Southern Alliance…
“This is targeted at the leadership of KUB – the board and the executive team – to make them more accountable and to help them emphasize cost savings and to be more transparent”
The article examines how President Biden's clean energy agenda could reshape the Tennessee Valley Authority's energy portfolio and governance. SACE executive director Stephen Smith argues that TVA should exceed Biden's decarbonization goals and that the utility's…
“Once you peel the onion, there is not a lot there that is useful”
Over 80 environmental advocates, public health experts, and elected officials gathered in Atlanta for the first Southeast Coal Ash Summit to address coal ash contamination risks in the region's waterways. The summit featured keynote speakers including…
Op-ed by Dan Hurst, founder of Strata-G consulting firm, arguing for increased investment in clean energy technology and R&D. Hurst cites EPA's Clean Power Plan, climate projections for Tennessee, and the American Energy Innovation Council's call…
An Earthjustice press release discusses the 82,000-ton coal ash spill into North Carolina's Dan River and the EPA's settlement to finalize federal coal ash regulations by December 19, 2014. Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is listed…
“There's a paradigm shift that we need to recognize and it won't take much change in technology or prices to dramatically alter the utility industry”
“For too long TVA has been irresponsible in its management of coal combustion waste and this report validates our concerns that each of their 11 coal plants is endangering our water supply and public health through improper maintenance and monitoring.”
A Knoxville City Council workshop scheduled for June 30, 2020 will discuss a proposal developed by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and other groups to amend the Knoxville Utilities Board's Charter provisions on leadership and…
Coverage of the 2013 Society of Environmental Journalists conference held in Chattanooga, which showcased the city's environmental and sustainability initiatives. The article highlights stories filed by national environmental journalists covering topics from hybrid vehicles and electric…
“While we are eager to see additional coal retirements in our region, we strongly oppose any proposals that would exert uninformed political pressure in an attempt to benefit sub-regions of the TVA service territory and/or personally enrich former board members and political donors”
“These are impressive numbers, which represent a critical step toward mitigating climate change impacts while proving that cleaner energy will protect air and water in the Tennessee Valley. The utility's steady decline in past emissions, coupled with a lower projected future rate of emissions, demonstrate that TVA's system-wide numbers appear to be well positioned ahead of new emission limits for existing sources of pollution from EPA this summer.”
An opinion piece discussing TVA's recent shift toward cleaner energy sources, including a reduction of coal-generated power by 3,308 megawatts and a $1 billion investment in pollution controls at Gallatin. The article notes that the Southern…
“Now we have certainty that 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. Since the disaster in Kingston, we have seen more tragic spills, and the list of sites where coal ash is contaminating our water keeps growing. Today, we are celebrating because the rule we need is finally in sight.”
