TVA has selected three people with longstanding ties to the utility to conduct a review of coal and gas failures during an Arctic storm in late December.
The University of Tennessee is among America’s largest collections failing to return Native American human remains
As the United States pushed Native Americans from their lands, museums and the federal government encouraged the looting of Indigenous remains, funerary objects and cultural items. Many of the institutions continue to hold these today — and in some cases resist their return.
At the Statehouse: What to expect during the Tennessee Legislature’s 2023 session
Infrastructure, exceptions to Tennessee’s abortion law and funding for the Department of Children’s Services are expected to be top issues this session.
The Biden Administration could halt TVA’s gas plans. A petition is asking for just that.
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.
TVA bet on gas for Arctic storms. It backfired.
Last Friday’s rolling blackouts are adding to questions about TVA’s reliance on fossil fuels during inclement weather.
Lawmakers want answers after TVA imposes rolling blackouts on customers during winter storm
As if dealing with freezing temperatures and frozen pipes weren’t enough, Middle Tennessee also had to endure intermittent power outages over the weekend, leaving customers and lawmakers frustrated.
Tennessee has massive wind energy potential. Why is nobody talking about it?
Contrary to some recent claims, federal analysis shows that wind could be a dominant source of power in the Tennessee. So why isn’t it?
President Biden’s TVA nominees are confirmed by the Senate after long delay
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.
Despite public pressure for more renewables, TVA recommends turning its coal-fired Cumberland plant into a natural gas facility
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.
A court case on TVA’s rolling contracts could affect your electricity bills
Contracts with local power companies have allowed TVA to lock in revenue from most of its companies without competition. That could change, with a years-long legal effort now bubbling to the surface.
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