Written by Angie Mummaw
Angie Mummaw
Angie is a community organizer for Appalachian Voices in Tennessee, supporting community members affected by the Cumberland City Plant closure. She was born and still lives on a family farm overlooking the Cumberland River.
Coal ash: The next-door neighbor no one is talking about
There are millions and millions of tons of coal ash sitting in unlined ponds and pits right next to our waterways. And right now, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation are holding public hearings to gather community input on the future of that waste.
‘Take your pipe and shove it’: How one Tennessee community fought back a major fossil fuel project — and isn’t done yet
Residents of Cheatham County, Tennessee, united to push back against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan for a methane gas power plant on 286 acres of rolling farmland.
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.
TVA’s decision to stick with fossil fuels at Cumberland plant isn’t final
TVA’s decision to convert coal-fired plants to fracked gas will lead to enormous environmental consequences — while providing fewer jobs than renewable energy.