Members of local communities and environmental groups demand TVA prioritize safety and clean energy. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash announces a Notice of Intent to build yet another gas plant and pipeline.
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Communities Speak Out on Clean Energy, Safety
TAGS: Clean Up TVA Coalition Cumberland Fossil Plant Kingston Fossil Plant Notice of Intent Cheatham County Tennessee pipelines SAGE TN Tennessee Valley Authority TVA
Hydrogen gas — what’s all the hype about?
Hydrogen gas as an energy source in Central Appalachia is a real possibility, so we’re unpacking this technology and exploring its potential impact on the health of communities and ecosystems in our region.
TAGS: Electric Utilities Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hydrogen hydrogen hub Occupational Safety and Health Administration pipelines Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
The Tennessee Valley Faces Crossroads Between Methane Gas or Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan to transition away from coal has generated significant push-back from environmental and community groups because of its reliance on methane gas instead of renewable energy.
TAGS: Coal Energy Efficiency just transition pipelines Renewable Energy Tennessee Valley Authority TVA
FERC issues Notice of Application for 32-mile pipeline across Dickson, Houston and Stewart counties
Contact Bri Knisley – brianna@appvoices.org – (937) 725-0645 Press Advisory July 29, 2022 Dickson, TN – Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a notice announcing Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s application to build a 32-mile fracked-gas pipeline that would cross…
Trusting the movement during a moment of loss
The end of negotiations to include clean energy and climate spending in the reconciliation plan is a harsh blow, but we will continue to fight for a better future for Appalachia, and for our planet.
TAGS: Appalachian Solar Finance Fund black lung excise tax Build Back Better Act clean energy jobs Climate change pipelines President Joe Biden Sen. Joe Manchin
Even as 2022 Virginia General Assembly wraps up, threats of environmental rollbacks continue
With the signing of the budget, the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up a session filled with challenges and disappointments.
TAGS: air pollution control board Andrew Wheeler bipartisan infrastructure law clean energy and community flood preparedness act Coalfield Community Development Program Coalfield Inter-agency Task Force coalfields Department of Housing and Community Development Dominion Energy electric co-ops electric utility Environmental Justice gob Gov. Glenn Youngkin metals mining pipelines regional greenhouse gas initiative shared solar state corporation commission Virginia Clean Economy Act Virginia Energy Virginia General Assembly
State Corporation Commission rejects Chickahominy Pipeline’s plan for 83-mile unregulated gas pipeline
Today the Virginia State Corporation Commission rejected plans from Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC, to construct an unregulated gas pipeline 83 miles from Louisa County to a proposed gas-fired power plant in Charles City County, instead determining that the company is a public utility subject to Commission regulation. The Southern Environmental Law Center represented Concerned Citizens of Charles City County, Hanover Citizens Against A Pipeline, Appalachian Voices, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation in the case.
Air Board denies key permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, dealing critical blow to beleaguered fracked gas project
Contact Jessica Sims, jessica@appvoices.org Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org Chatham, VA — Today, in a victory for environmental justice, the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted 6-1 to deny the air quality permit for the proposed Lambert Compressor Station. The station would…
Federal and State Agencies Consider New Water Permits for Controversial Pipelines
Critics of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are calling on Virginia to deny a Clean Water Act certification for MVP. The pipeline’s proposed extension, MVP Southgate, faces several hurdles.
TAGS: FERC Lambert Compressor Station mountain valley pipeline mountain valley pipeline southgate mvp MVP Southgate pipelines Virginia West Virginia
National Academies of Sciences to study impacts of potential industrial gold mining in Virginia
CONTACT: Chad Oba, Friends of Buckingham, chado108@icloud.com, 434-806-6332 Jessica Sims, Appalachian Voices, jessica@appvoices.org, 804-356-1228 Stephanie Rinaldi, Friends of Buckingham, rinaldis10@gmail.com, 402-290-6149 Buckingham, VA – Groups from around the state expressed optimism today that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and…
TAGS: aston bay DMME gold metals mining nas national academies of sciences pipelines Virginia Water Pollution
