In late March, the Trump administration made a unique offer to power providers: send an email and get out of federal pollution restrictions. The Tennessee Valley Authority quickly signed up.
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How Biden affected TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a unique utility. It’s one of the biggest in the nation, serving 10 million people, yet it’s also public. The utility is owned by the federal government and shaped by U.S. presidents — including, most recently, Joe Biden.
‘Misleading’: EPA lambasts TVA analysis for Kingston methane project
TVA announced that it intends to build a methane gas plant in Kingston, requiring a 122-mile pipeline in six counties between Nashville and Knoxville.
Karst, small streams and many Tennessee wetlands will continue unprotected following latest ‘WOTUS’ lawsuit
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s new rule aimed to define which of the nation’s waterways need protection.
EPA might tighten an air pollution rule. Nashville would have to change.
The Environmental Protection Agency may soon crack down on the deadliest form of air pollution: fine particulate matter.
EPA scrutiny, 1,600 pages and secret math: TVA’s quest for more natural gas
The TVA is shutting down a coal plant and replacing it with natural gas. Understanding why this poses environmental risks means understanding how natural gas is extracted and transported.
The Supreme Court just made climate action harder, but a Vanderbilt lawyer warns against ‘doomism’
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Thursday, severely limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s options to reduce climate pollution from power plants.
Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution. Now, EPA is promising cleanups.
In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant dumped 5.4 million cubic yards, or 1 billion gallons, of coal ash slurry into the local environment.
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