Press Mention Times Free Press September 9, 2021
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TVA sued over support of trade groups that critics say do 'dirty work' that hurts environment
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Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority in federal court in Knoxville, alleging that TVA made illegal contributions of millions of dollars to industry trade groups that lobbied Congress against environmental regulations for utilities. The lawsuit targets TVA's membership and financial support of organizations such as the Edison Electric Institute, the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition, and the Utility Water Act Group, which have opposed stricter air and water quality standards for coal and natural gas power plants.
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TVA sued over support of trade groups that critics say do 'dirty work' that hurts environment
September 10, 2021
by
Dave Flessner
| Updated September 10, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is being sued for what environmental groups claim were illegal contributions of millions of dollars by the federal utility to industry trade groups that lobbied Congress against implementing environmental rules for utilities.
In a 20-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Knoxville, a coalition of a half dozen environmental groups charge that TVA's membership and support of industry groups such as the Edison Electric Institute, the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition and the Utility Water Act Group which have lobbied Congress against some proposed stricter air and water quality standards for coal and natural gas power plants.