In a disappointing move, the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority last week approved a 4.5% increase to its base power rate. This rate hike will go into effect in just a few weeks and will lead to higher electricity bills throughout the region.
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Community members, conservation groups condemn TVA’s fossil fuel-driven rate hike
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Cheatham County CleanUpTVA gas buildout Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee Valley Authority
Conservation groups ask federal court of appeals to review key Cumberland Pipeline permit
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, are asking a federal court of appeals to review a state-issued permit for the proposed Cumberland Pipeline.
TAGS: 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appalachian mountain advocates Cumberland Fossil Plant Cumberland Pipeline Sierra Club Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee Gas Pipeline Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA seeking public comments on new gas plans for Ashland City
Next Wednesday, June 21, community members from Ashland City will be at the David McCullough Community Room to get more information about a proposed methane gas plant, battery storage system and 12-mile gas pipeline near their homes in Cheatham County.
TAGS: Cheatham County Cumberland Fossil Plant Endangered species natural gas pipelines Tennessee Valley Authority
Communities Speak Out on Clean Energy, Safety
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.
TAGS: Clean Up TVA Coalition Cumberland Fossil Plant Kingston Fossil Plant Notice of Intent Cheatham County Tennessee pipelines SAGE TN Tennessee Valley Authority TVA
Five reasons why the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans for a major gas buildout must be stopped
TVA is currently ignoring federal climate goals for a 100% carbon-free energy sector by 2035 to push forward a plan for the second-largest fossil fuel buildout of any utility in the country. These plans will line the pockets of two mega gas corporations, fuel climate change and devastate southeastern habitat and public health.
TAGS: Cumberland Fossil Plant economic development Environmental Justice Kingston Fossil Plant natural gas pipeline Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority CEO wants another gas plant after fossil fuel failures during winter storm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2023 CONTACT Ricky Junquera, Clean Up TVA Coalition, team@cleanuptva.org WASHINGTON — The Tennessee Valley Authority made a final decision today on the retirement and replacement of the Cumberland Fossil Plant, electing to move forward with…
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Clean Up TVA Coalition Cumberland Fossil Plant Sierra Club Sunrise Nashville Tennessee Valley Authority
For Appalachian communities, the 117th Congress brought significant victories, but work remains
As the new Congress begins, we at Appalachian Voices are taking stock of the many victories achieved in the 117th Congress that just came to a close.
TAGS: 117th Congress abandoned mine lands Acid Mine Drainage AMLER bipartisan infrastructure law black lung association Inflation Reduction Act mountain valley pipeline omnibus spending bill President Joe Biden RECOMPETE program Sen. Joe Manchin STREAM Act Tennessee Valley Authority White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Pictures don’t do it justice, and neither would a pipeline
All of the abundant natural beauty and wildlife we observed could be threatened if gas giant Kinder Morgan has its way.
TAGS: Cumberland Fossil Plant Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority
Enbridge’s 122-mile pipeline in Tennessee is not a done deal
Converting the Kingston Fossil Plant to a natural gas facility would expose local communities — who already suffered the 2008 Kingston Coal Ash Spill — to more pollution while creating very few permanent jobs.
TAGS: Enbridge Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Flynn Impact Crater Kingston Fossil Plant Tennessee Valley Authority
Upper Cumberland residents push back on dangerous pipeline plans
Upper Cumberland residents from Jackson and Putnam counties came together to oppose a proposed pipeline in their communities. Dozens of residents attended the public meeting in Cookeville that was hosted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), during which the agency was seeking comments on the pipeline’s many environmental impacts.
TAGS: Enbridge Kingston Fossil Plant natural gas pipelines Ridgeline Expansion Project Tennessee Valley Authority
