Construction began this week on a gas pipeline that will stretch more than 120 miles across Tennessee.
TVA’s nuclear reactors shut down unexpectedly 12 times in a year
Nuclear energy is usually the Tennessee Valley Authority’s largest source of electricity, but use plummeted this past year as outages plagued all seven reactors owned by the utility.
Will TVA be privatized? Trump’s efforts to control the utility, fire CEO spark speculation
TVA tensions have culminated in a cancelled gas project, a threat to fire TVA’s new CEO, and speculations that President Donald Trump may privatize — or seize control of — the nation’s oldest and largest public utility.
Trump fires 3rd TVA board member since March
President Donald Trump fired TVA board member Beth Geer on Tuesday without citing a reason for the termination.
TVA’s possible coal extensions unravel rationale given for new gas
The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering extending the life of its coal plants. Or, at least, that is what the utility is saying publicly.
Trump grants TVA ‘exemption’ to air pollution regulations for coal
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.
How pesticides, Monsanto and ‘buried’ scientific evidence converge in a proposed Tennessee law
Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. Take Bayer: The chemical and pharmaceutical corporation made about half of its $50 billion revenue last year from pesticide and seed sales.
Workers got sick after cleaning up TVA’s coal ash. A new book recounts their fight for justice.
In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority became the face of the largest industrial disaster in U.S. history.
A fossil fuel may be rebranded ‘renewable energy’ under proposed Tennessee law
Tennessee may become the first state to legally define gas as “renewable energy.” State law currently defines natural gas as “clean energy.”
In Tennessee, who uses the most fracked gas?
Methane gas, the fracked fossil fuel that’s also called natural gas, powers a lot of Tennessee. But, who uses the most gas? The answer might surprise you.
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