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Tennessee Valley Authority

Environmentalists Turn Out in Force to Oppose Trump Coal Ash Rollbacks

Proposed new regulations from the EPA would loosen requirements for protecting groundwater near power plants where the toxic residue from burning coal is stored. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin calls the changes “commonsense” moves to maintain American energy dominance.

By Arcelia Martin

An aerial view of a coal ash pond in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News
Aerial view of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cumberland Fossil Plant in Cumberland City, Tenn. White emissions billow from stacks at the plant.

The Tennessee Valley Authority Produced a Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Top Researchers Call it ‘Dishonest.’ 

By Dennis Pillion

President Donald Trump fired TVA board member Michelle Moore in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

Trump Fires Clean Energy Leader From TVA Board Without Publicly Providing a Reason

By Lee Hedgepeth

A view of homes along the Emory River near Kingston, Tennessee, following the TVA coal ash disaster in December 2008. Credit: Courtesy of Appalachian Voices/Dot Griffith with flight by Southwings

They Fell Sick After Cleaning Up a TVA Toxic Disaster. A New Book Details Their Legal Battle

By James Bruggers

A view of the TVA offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority

In Alabama Meeting, TVA Votes to Increase the Cost of Power, Double Down on Natural Gas

By Lee Hedgepeth

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