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SHOCKING: Tennessee valley authority - You Need To See This

In 2026, Tennessee planned a power-line corridor across a 239-year-old family farm but nine generations refused, and TVA chose another route

In Tennessee, a family has successfully thwarted the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans for a power line to cut through their historic farm, established since 1787. Thanks to strong public advocacy, the TVA has retracted its initial routing proposal and will seek alternative options while also forming a landowner task force.…

The Times of India

EPA declined to challenge federal utility on new gas plant

When the nation’s largest public utility recently decided to replace an aging coal plant with a new gas power plant, the Environmental Protection Agency had a host of questions about how the Tennessee Valley Authority evaluated the alternatives

The Independent UK

Power failures amplify calls for utility to rethink gas

A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels

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Weather Updates | Storm blamed for at least 12 deaths

Authorities are blaming the massive, wild winter storm that has gripped much of the U.S. for at least 12 deaths

The Independent UK

Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objections

The nation’s largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable energy

The Independent UK

Kentucky coal ash is contaminating groundwater, but companies argue they’re in compliance

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Utility backs solar farm atop capped Kentucky coal ash pit

The nation’s largest public utility is proposing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage pit at a coal-fired power plant

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Kentucky utilities aren’t retiring coal plants fast enough to meet climate goals

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A tiny fish that once caused an epic conservation fight is no longer under threat

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.

WEKU

Snail darter, focus of epic conservation fight, is recovered

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled

The Independent UK

Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia is trying to do for Mountain Valley Pipeline in his state, is highly unusual and, according to legal scholars, rests on very thin precedent.

Tribune News Service

Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project - Roll Call

Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to do, is highly unusual, experts say.

Roll Call

Mississippi's Electricity Supplier Walks Back Remarks About Cutting Power To Marijuana Facilities

Mississippi’s main supplier of electricity Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently announced plans to

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