On Wednesday, May 8, people from across the Tennessee Valley will gather in Nashville’s Centennial Park to “Rally for the Valley” after the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors’ Listening Session.
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Communities to hold ‘Rally for the Valley,’ demand TVA stop gas buildout
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Climate Nashville Climate Reality Project gas buildout Memphis Community Against Pollution Preserve Cheatham County SAGE TN Sierra Club Sunrise Nashville Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light Tennessee Valley Authority Third Act TN
Federal lawsuit challenges approval of Cumberland Pipeline
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, has filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to approve the 32-mile Cumberland Pipeline — a dangerous and unnecessary methane gas pipeline.
TAGS: Cumberland Fossil Plant Cumberland Pipeline Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Harpeth River Sierra Club Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee Valley Authority
New limits on power plant emissions and new community protections should prompt utilities to turn to reliable, affordable renewable energy
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a suite of new rules to limit a range of harmful pollutants from power plants, protecting the climate and human health, and pushing utilities toward cleaner, more reliable ways to meet energy demand, including investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
TAGS: coal ash cleanup Duke Energy fossil fuels just transition Mercury and Air Toxics Standard power plants Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wastewater discharge standards
Statement by Appalachian Voices on MVP’s request to place pipeline in service in May
Yesterday, Mountain Valley Pipeline sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking the agency’s director of the Office of Energy Projects for official permission to place MVP in service.
TAGS: equitrans Federal Energy Regulatory Commission mountain valley pipeline Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Groups petition D.C. Circuit to review decision to extend MVP Southgate Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
Late yesterday, a number of conservation groups filed a petition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision to extend the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Project.
National environmental justice groups applaud Solar For All grant recipients
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Caroline Rajchel caroline.rajchel@antennagroup.com WASHINGTON — The Solar Access For All Coalition celebrates today’s announcement of the Solar For All grant award winners. This milestone marks a monumental leap towards a greener, more…
Community groups praise Beyer bill to ensure timely coal mine cleanup
Communities across Central Appalachia welcome a bill introduced today by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.. The bill includes specific requirements for how quickly coal mine reclamation must be completed following coal removal.
TAGS: Appalachian Citizens Law Center Kiva Institute mine reclamation ReImagine Appalachia Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act U.S. Rep. Don Beyer. zombie mines zombie mines
Appalachian Voices kicks off series of community meetings for resiliency grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 CONTACT Emma Kelly, New Economy Field Coordinator, (865) 585-4939, emma@appvoices.org Appalachian Voices is partnering with the five Southwest Virginia governments and communities of Clinchco, Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap and Pound in a three-year proposal…
TAGS: Building Community Resilience in Virginia's Coalfields climate resilience Clinchco Community Strong Dante Dungannon economic justice community problem solving grant Pennington Gap Pound southwest virginia
Appalachian Voices sees a missed opportunity with new rule to protect miners from black lung disease
Yesterday the Biden administration’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that it finalized a rule to protect miners from respirable silica — a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Appalachia.
TAGS: Black Lung Mine Safety and Health Administration National Black Lung Association silica dust silica rule
Community advocates welcome Cartwright’s new legislation to fight zombie mine crisis
Community advocates from across Pennsylvania and Appalachia celebrated the introduction of two bills by Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., that would take crucial action to address some of the root causes of the “zombie mine” crisis — the increasing number of non-producing modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by the coal companies responsible for operating them.
TAGS: Appalachian Citizens Law Center mine reclamation Mountain Watershed Association Pennfuture Rep. Matt Cartwright Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act The Citizens Coal Council zombie mines
