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TVA board

Trump fires 3rd TVA board member since March

Caroline Eggers

June 12, 2025

President Donald Trump fired TVA board member Beth Geer on Tuesday without citing a reason for the termination. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: fossil fuels, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA board

Nashville Electric Service has objected to TVA’s gas buildout. But that wasn’t reflected in a TVA meeting.

Caroline Eggers

May 29, 2024

Dozens of people spoke in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors earlier this month.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: fossil fuels, kingston fossil plant, solar, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA board

‘Rally for the Valley’ on Wednesday will demand TVA end its reliance on fossil fuels

Caroline Eggers

May 5, 2024

Community groups and climate activists will gather in Nashville this Wednesday to demand that TVA end its fossil fuel buildout.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, TVA board

TVA is a monopoly. A board is supposed to curb that power. Is it?

Caroline Eggers

April 11, 2024

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The Tennessee Valley Authority formally announced last week its intention to build a methane gas plant in Kingston. That decision was made by the CEO.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: fossil fuels, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA board

President Biden’s TVA nominees are confirmed by the Senate after long delay

Caroline EggersandJulia Ritchey

December 22, 2022

Many of President Biden’s nominees to TVA’s board have been languishing in the Senate for more than year, as the Trump-filled board gave the utility’s CEO more power.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: energy, environment, president biden, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, TVA board, U.S. Senate, utility

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

With 6 seats empty, the Trump-filled TVA Board might soon get a makeover

Caroline Eggers

June 16, 2022

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For nearly two years, the regulating body of the Tennessee Valley Authority has been short-staffed with people all nominated by former President Donald Trump.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA board, utility

Senate Approves New TVA Board Members

Bradley George

January 2, 2013

President Obama nominated new members in September, but their appointment languished in the Senate. They were finally approved last night without debate, along with dozens of nominees to other federal boards and commissions.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Corker, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA board

Without Board Quorum, Incoming TVA CEO Gets New Powers

Bradley George

December 10, 2012

TVA’s board is supposed to have nine members; it’s already short three. Two more will go when Congress adjourns, leaving the board without enough members to do business.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: bill johnson, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, TVA board

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