Press Releases

October 18, 2024

Knoxville, Tennessee – Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and ten local power companies were announced as recipients of $250 million in federal funding from the Department of Energy’s of Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program.

October 17, 2024

Boston, MA- Months after the formal legislative session ended, the conference committee for the climate bill came to consensus on a final version.

October 16, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court denied a request by big polluters to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) carbon emission standards for power plants from taking effect, ruling in favor of the agency and its authority to limit harmful greenhouse gasses from the electric power sector.

October 16, 2024

Washington, DC — The Supreme Court heard arguments today in San Francisco v EPA. If the Court sides with San Francisco, the ruling could fundamentally weaken the Clean Water Act by further diminishing EPA’s ability to hold polluters accountable for water pollution that threatens public health and safety. 

October 14, 2024

Nashville, Tennessee The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has paused two essential water permits for the proposed Cumberland Gas Pipeline, which would cut through parts of Dickson, Houston, and Stewart Counties in Middle Tennessee. The stays, which freeze the permits until the court issues final rulings sometime next year, were issued late Friday afternoon and halt pipeline construction activities.

October 14, 2024

CENTRAL COAST, CA – On October 11th, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary by President Biden. The Biden-Harris Administration and NOAA’s official announcement will be made at today’s press announcement event and ceremony recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day.

October 11, 2024

St. Louis, MO – Ameren Missouri’s Rush Island power plant will no longer burn coal after Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

October 11, 2024

Kingston, Tennessee The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club, sued the Tennessee Valley Authority today for failing to consider cleaner and more cost-effective power options before deciding to build a new polluting methane gas plant at its Kingston location, the site of the largest industrial s

October 10, 2024

Ashwaubenon, WISCONSIN – Today, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) will host a public hearing on Wisconsin Public Service’s (WPS) proposed rate increases.

October 10, 2024

Columbus, OHIO – New ads in downtown Columbus highlight the extreme cost House Bill 6 has caused Ohioans since 2020.