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Under TVA's plan, smokestacks at the Cumberland Fossil Plant would continue to spew pollution into the air.

Court order stops construction of TVA’s Cumberland Pipeline

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has paused two essential water permits for the proposed Cumberland Gas Pipeline, which would cut through parts of Dickson, Houston and Stewart counties in Middle Tennessee.

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Building collaborative communities in Southwest Virginia

Last month, the Pennington Gap Community Center buzzed with enthusiasm as the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia hosted its Community Energy Resilience Meeting on Sept. 11.

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An aerial photo shows muddy water overflowing the banks of a river and flooding a town in a Kentucky valley.

Making sense of the federal disaster declaration process for Hurricane Helene

This blog is meant to explain the process for a presidential disaster declaration and what this all means for your community, and to answer several common questions we’re seeing.

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Chesterfield County residents pressure board of supervisors to hold hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed methane gas plant

On a Thursday evening in early September, over 70 people crammed into a restaurant in Chesterfield County preparing for an Dominion Energy open house on its proposed methane gas plant at a hotel conference room about 100 yards away.

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Public left in the dark on safety inspection results after Mountain Valley Pipeline becomes operational

PHMSA’s consent order laid out specific requirements for the MVP’s developers both for during construction and after the methane-gas pipeline became operational.

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