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Cumberland Fossil Plant

Federal regulators approve methane gas pipeline in Middle Tennessee

Caroline Eggers

January 30, 2024

Federal regulators have signed off on a new methane gas pipeline in Middle Tennessee. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Cumberland Fossil Plant, methane, pipeline, Tennessee Valley Authority

Tennessee raises felony charge for ‘interfering’ with oil and gas pipeline projects

Caroline Eggers

April 16, 2023

In the past four years, Tennessee has passed multiple laws aimed to protect fossil fuel projects from community challenges, like the law that preempts local governments from blocking fossil fuel projects, or the one that allows the state to boycott banks that divest from fossil fuels. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland Fossil Plant, fossil fuels, pipeline, Tennessee Valley Authority

The Biden Administration could halt TVA’s gas plans. A petition is asking for just that.

Caroline Eggers

January 5, 2023

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On Thursday, more than 100 organizations submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to move the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision on whether to build a new natural gas plant to the executive branch.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: clean energy, Cumberland Fossil Plant, energy, fossil fuels, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

TVA bet on gas for Arctic storms. It backfired.

Caroline Eggers

December 29, 2022

Last Friday’s rolling blackouts are adding to questions about TVA’s reliance on fossil fuels during inclement weather.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: blackouts, Cumberland Fossil Plant, energy, environment, fossil fuels, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, winter weather

Despite public pressure for more renewables, TVA recommends turning its coal-fired Cumberland plant into a natural gas facility

Julia Ritchey

December 2, 2022

After mounting public pressure to hasten its transition to renewables, the Tennessee Valley Authority is pushing ahead with a recommendation to replace an aging coal plant with another fossil fuel: natural gas.  

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Coal plants, Cumberland Fossil Plant, fossil fuels, natural gas, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

A U.S. senator called TVA ‘kind of disgusting.’ Here’s why that matters.

Caroline Eggers

September 13, 2022

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When the Tennessee Valley Authority considers building a power plant, the decision affects Tennesseans for decades. It also affects the global climate.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cumberland Fossil Plant, fossil fuels, renewable energy, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, TVA board

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