First Legal Challenge to the Clean Power Plan Dismissed
Today, the DC Circuit dismissed the first legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan. The lawsuit, filed by the coal industry and several coal dependent states, claimed that EPA…
Knoxville Receives $7.12 Million from TVA for Lower-Income Energy Efficiency Program
Thanks to collaborative community efforts and new funding from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hundreds of lower-income residents in Knoxville will soon have much more affordable utility bills. TVA recently announced the…
Earthjustice: BIG COAL CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP
Lisa Evans is an attorney specializing in hazardous waste law. Ms. Evans has been active in hazardous waste litigation and advocacy for over 25 years. Since 2006, she has been a senior…
The Supreme Court, the Mercury Rule and Chicken Little
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), set to go into effect next month.…
Bridging the Clean Energy Divide: Affordable Clean Energy Solutions for Today and Tomorrow
The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been working to highlight the benefits offered by clean energy resources to vulnerable communities. In a new set of fact sheets, NRDC lays out how…
Black History Month Energy Champions: Rev. Leo Woodberry Fights for Climate Justice and Energy Equity
In honor of Black History Month, SACE is publishing a blog series highlighting the efforts of African American leaders working to ensure that clean energy opportunities are available for all people and…
Climate Justice: A Fight for Equal Opportunity
In honor of Black History Month - the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is publishing an original blog series highlighting the efforts of African American leaders working to ensure that clean energy opportunities are available…
White House Announces Steps to Curb Methane Emissions
Yesterday, the White House announced its first-ever efforts aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industries. President Obama announced his latest step in his Administration's effort to combat…
When It Comes to Energy Efficiency, Health and Environment Are Bigger Motivators Than Saving Money
The National Academy of Sciences published a report yesterday that found that messages about the environment and health motivate people to save energy more than messages about saving money. Fortunately, consumers don't…
2015: The Year of New Public Health Standards for Ozone
With only one month left in the year, the Environmental Protection Agency released its long awaited and updated proposed ground-level ozone standards on November 25, 2014. EPA updated its ozone standard in…