Local mother testifies EPA's proposed new rules unethical
“Vickie and Stephanie are the exact reasons why the Bush administration should not roll back important provisions of the Clean Air Act”
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Energy group blasts TVA plan
“The 'one-public-hearing' policy will insure that the TVA board will not hear as many groups, as many individuals, as many opinions”
Nuclear Intelligence Weekly — Vol. 13, No. 46 (November 15, 2019)
This issue of Nuclear Intelligence Weekly covers global nuclear fuel market activity including rising uranium spot prices, reactor restart developments in Japan (Onagawa-2), a US regulatory dispute over concrete degradation at Seabrook, global nuclear waste planning…
Clean air proposal expected to pass
Knox County Commission is expected to approve an air quality non-attainment action plan on Monday in response to EPA mandates. The plan includes measures such as prohibiting open burning on high-pollution days, purchasing hybrid vehicles, implementing…
Alabama Power defends pollution cuts as N.C. seeks EPA action
Alabama Power defended its emissions-reduction efforts at coal-fired plants as North Carolina petitioned the EPA to force power plants in multiple states to reduce air pollution. The utility reported spending over $500 million on technology to…
EPA need to enforce air standards for state
Valerie True, Clean Air Program Coordinator at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, writes an op-ed calling on the EPA to enforce stronger air standards in Tennessee. The piece references a U.S. Public Interest Research Group…
Mercury main focus of meeting at park
“Power plants that burn coal are the nation's largest industrial source of mercury emissions”
North Carolina plans to sue TVA over pollution
“We applaud this action by North Carolina. Unfortunately, the merits of the case against TVA for New Source Review violations have never been tried and got caught up in the legal wrangling between two federal agencies. TVA is making improvements, but it needs to do much more.”
Study links health problems in state with pollution
A study commissioned by environmental advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, links particle pollution from coal-fired power plants to over 950 deaths and 20,900 asthma attacks annually in Tennessee. SACE representative Valerie True…
Reaction to EPA air rules mixed
At a public forum in Chattanooga, business leaders and environmentalists debated EPA changes to New Source Review air-quality regulations. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy opposed the changes, arguing they weaken pollution controls, while industry representatives…
Alexander misses the mark on safe and clean energy
Stephen A. Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, critiques Senator Lamar Alexander's energy policy positions, arguing that Alexander has aligned with energy lobbyists and dismissed renewable energy development while supporting nuclear power…
Mercury pollution cutback slow in state, Cooper says
“his group has collected 2,000 comments from the region to send to EPA”
Plan to clean air rejected - Blount, area do not meet EPA standards
The EPA officially designated Blount County and surrounding Tennessee counties as nonattainment for federal ozone standards, rejecting a regional Early Action Compact. Valerie True of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy criticized the program's design and…
Alexander backs more nuclear plants
“While we share the senator's concern for clean air, nuclear power creates a host of new economic, environmental and security issues that must be addressed. It's not the answer to clean air.”
UT students vote to raise fees for green power
University of Tennessee Knoxville students voted to raise their fees by $8 per semester to purchase renewable energy through TVA's Green Power Switch program, potentially making UT-Knoxville the largest customer of the program in the Southeast.…