Energy Report
A digest of regional energy news
TVA 20-year Plan Heavy on Natural Gas, Nuclear
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced in March that…
WV Coal Lab Penalty Upheld
The West Virginia Environmental Quality Board upheld a decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection to revoke the certification of Appalachian Laboratories Inc., where employees routinely conspired to violate the federal Clean Water Act.
Fossil Fuel Industry Losing Investors
Brevard College in North Carolina became the first academic institution in the Southeast to take steps towards divestment from fossil fuels, and PNC Financial announced that it will no longer finance individual mountaintop removal projects or coal mining companies that utilize mountaintop removal to extract 25 percent or more of their coal.
PJM Analysis Makes Economic Case for Clean Power Plan
By Eliza Laubach A region-wide electric grid operating…
Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Mercury Air Toxics Standards
In March, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of air pollutants from power plants.
