Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee Valley Authority’
Feeling Powerless on Their Own Property
Many landowners, neighbors and community advocates are contending with the massive buildout of methane gas — dubbed “natural gas” by the fossil fuel industry — in Tennessee. This huge increase in gas infrastructure is driven in large part by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Read MoreTennesseans rally at TVA headquarters to protest construction of Ridgeline pipeline
Community members rallied at the TVA headquarters on Wednesday evening to protest the start of construction of the Ridgeline pipeline.
Read MoreCommunities to call on TVA to stop the Ridgeline pipeline and invest in clean energy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 3, 2025 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. ET, Ridgeline Voices and Tennessee residents will hold a rally in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s headquarters to protest the start of Ridgeline pipeline construction. Enbridge-owned East Tennessee Natural Gas is starting…
Read MoreAfter Senate hearing, Appalachian Voices urges TVA board nominees to commit to customer protections
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to consider nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, including Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randy Jones and Arthur Graham.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices urges senators to probe privatization intent of TVA board nominees
On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing to consider nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors.
Read MoreLabor leaders, environmental groups oppose TVA privatization
Today, labor leaders from unions and labor groups, along with Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, and other environmental organizations, voiced unified opposition to reported efforts to privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Read MoreLabor unions, allies to address Tennessee Valley Authority board on Wednesday against TVA privatization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 18, 2025 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 2-4 p.m., labor leaders from the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers and the Engineering Association, IFPTE Local 1937, the Office of Professional Employees International Union, the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and…
Read More‘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.
Read MoreTVA Pursues Multiple Methane Gas Power Plants and Pipelines
The Tennessee Valley Authority is planning the biggest methane gas buildout of any utility this decade — nine new plants since 2020.
Read MoreHost of organizations strongly oppose privatization of the Tennessee Valley Authority: Public power belongs to the people
Privatizing TVA would hand over critical public assets, including power plants, transmission lines, dams, parks, lakes, trails and other recreational areas to corporations that serve shareholders, not communities.
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