Trump-proposed pay ceiling would slash TVA CEO compensation by 90%
“It's pure politics. Reining in corporate excess is a good thing. But this isn't a legitimate attempt to cut down on excess. This is an underhanded way to try to drive Don Moul out.”
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The Tennessee Valley Authority Produced a Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Top Researchers Call It Dishonest.
“This is not unusual for TVA to basically have their staff pushing out coal industry propaganda downplaying and misleading the public about the dangers of coal ash. And the sad irony of it is that TVA had the largest coal ash disaster of any utility in the country, and workers who were involved in the TVA cleanup actually died.”
TVA awarded $18 million in credits to Knoxville cryptocurrency mine
“There's no independent entity that looks over TVA's shoulder on this. There's nobody external to the agency that is reviewing their policy, whereas for somebody like Southern Company or Duke Energy … the regulators can have visibility on these incentive packages.”
Florida is still the solar leader in the Southeast
“Florida remains a strong market for rooftop solar”
The nation's biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear
“We have a number of different counties considering moratoria on data center development. We have concerns about water use. All of those things are going to be heightened if a bigger and quicker acting company begins to make its weight felt in the state.”
The Strange Bedfellows Big Tech Made (Pt. 2)
A critical analysis of opposition to Georgia Power's Ashley Park–Wansley transmission line and Project Sail data center, arguing that national environmental organizations including SACE, Sierra Club, and SELC are using local landowner and watershed concerns as…
Trump Administration Funds Coal Plants With Repeated Violations
“retiring coal plants is "one of our primary ways" to combat pollution, climate change and associated health harms. Extending their operations, she said, "will make climate change happen faster and will make it worse over the long-term."”
White Paper: Disproportionate Regulation of Residential Plug-in Solar – Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
SACE released a June 2026 white paper analyzing the regulatory treatment of residential plug-in solar (PIPV) systems compared to portable gas/diesel generators. The analysis draws on OSHA/NIOSH fatality records, peer-reviewed electrical injury science, and federal inverter…
Tennessee could take more nuclear waste through federal partnership
“will become a high-level radioactive waste dump, and this waste will likely never leave”
EPA smog, soot cuts to cost TVA up to $5 billion
“Air pollution is a threat to the health and well-being of us all. This rule, when coupled with strong enforcement of the Clean Air Act, will help to reduce the pollutants that cause asthma attacks, heart and lung diseases, and acid rain and will benefit public health and the environment.”
Power struggle
“I think they are putting the cart before the ox. Before they even think about building a new nuclear plant, they need to do something with all the radioactive waste they already have”
NRC favors extensions for Browns Ferry units
“If they don't have a place for storing radioactive waste, I don't see how they can keep a straight face when they say there will be no environmental impact from extending the licenses”
Agency planning public meetings on nuclear plant
“Nuclear energy is a very unforgiving technology.”
White House confirms Bush visit to Cades Cove
“Our message is going to be that the president's position on the Clean Air Act specifically, and environmental issues generally, has not been one that protects human health and the environment”
Clean-air billLocally
“failure of the proposal in a Senate committee was "great news for Tennesseans and bad news for the polluting energy companies who were looking forward to this sweetheart deal."”