Community members from across Tennessee, along with renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben, showed up to the TVA Board of Directors’ listening session on Wednesday.
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Community leaders, Bill McKibben call on TVA to stop gas buildout ahead of Nashville board meeting
TAGS: American Indian Movement Cheatham County CleanUpTVA gas buildout Justin J. Pearson Rally for the Valley Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Tennessee Valley Authority Third Act Tennessee
Communities to hold ‘Rally for the Valley,’ demand TVA stop gas buildout
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.
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
Community members, conservation groups condemn TVA’s fossil fuel-driven rate hike
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.
TAGS: Center for Biological Diversity Cheatham County CleanUpTVA gas buildout Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee Valley Authority
