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Tennessee Valley Authority faces a push to get greener and more transparent
Nanette Mahler, left, and Tracy O’Neill walk along Macon Wall Road in Cheatham County, Tennessee, near the site of a proposed Tennessee Valley Authority gas power plant project. Local backlash against the proposal comes as the federal utility faces...
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Potentially toxic Oak Ridge landfill won’t be built until cleared by operator’s water research
Potential water runoff issues stall future Oak Ridge landfill construction OAK RIDGE — A landfill intended to hold potentially toxic debris from the demolition of legacy Oak Ridge research facilities is moving forward but construction won’t start until...
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KUB commits to solar power — and a controversial long-term relationship with TVA
Last year, Knoxville Utilities Board committed to supplying 20 percent of its electricity through solar generation by 2023, through Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Green Invest program. By 2023, KUB will provide 502 megawatts annually of...
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Enviros to TVA: Retire the fossil-fuel pacifier
TVA’s Cumberland Fossil Plant near Clarksville is the subject of a suit filed by environmental groups, including Appalachian Voices and Southern Environmental Law Center. Tennessee Valley Authority SELC, others file suit in hopes of dissuading TVA from...
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U.S. Supreme Court’s recent clean-air ruling renews spotlight on fossil-energy producers like TVA
Supreme Court air-pollution ruling calls into stark context all that must be done This story was originally published by Tennessee Lookout. KNOXVILLE — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to...