Tennessee
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Major victory for clean air
Earlier today the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) voted to approve a settlement that provides for the single largest coal retirement announcement in the nation’s history. The settlement requires the permanent retirement of 18 coal units, totaling 2,700-megawatts of TVA’s coal fleet. In addition, it requires the retirement or clean up of an […]
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What happened in Brisbane could happen to us
Here's one reason it's important for us to look these catastrophes in the face and realize that they can happen to us: They reveal how weak our systems are. All of our modern sophistication, our gadgets, our smart cars and phones and grids, can be knocked out by an extreme weather event. We need to admit we have a problem, so that we can create resilient solutions.
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Uranium contamination found downstream of Tennessee nuclear fuel plant
A river downstream of a privately-owned nuclear fuel processing plant in East Tennessee is contaminated with enriched uranium, according to an interim report by a university scientist that was released last week.
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New coal ash hotline and video
The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed coal ash safeguards is winding down, with the deadline being next Friday, Nov. 19. (Have you submitted your comment yet?) But just because the deadline is approaching does not mean we’re slowing our action on coal ash. It’s toxic and must be treated as such. That’s […]
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Tennessee governor's race: Haslam vs. McWherter
Republican Bill Haslam, likely winner of Tennessee's gubernatorial race, hails from the oil biz but has a track record of supporting clean energy.
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The Aftermath of the TVA Coal Ash Disaster
This is the latest in our series of community coal ash profiles. This was written by Sierra Club Apprentice Philip Hawes. Tennessee’s Emory River has long been treasured for its natural beauty. In 1867, when a young man by the name of John Muir decided to walk from his home in Indiana, all the way […]
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Stupid goes viral: Climate Zombies of Kansas, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Tennessee
A look at five states turns up one Republican who worries about his carbon footprint and a second who's acknowledged climate science in the past.
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GOP puts party over planet, claims pollution is energy
Photo: Wonk RoomCross-posted from the Wonk Room. The habitability of our planet is threatened by fossil-fueled politicians who can’t tell the difference between pollution and energy. After a White House meeting on energy reform this morning, Republican senators rejected President Obama’s call for a price on carbon pollution, repeating the Newt Gingrich lie that it […]
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Report: Coal Industry Harms TN and WV More Than It Helps
Two reports released this week reveal that when it comes to the bottom line of state budgets, the coal industry costs Tennessee and West Virginia more than it provides. These reports are among the first to examine actual revenues and expenditures related to coal industry employment, taxes and subsidies in Tennessee and West Virginia. Downstream […]