Washington, D.C. – For the first time in nearly two decades, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed improved standards for nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from new gas-fired power…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia held Lexington Coal Company in contempt for the third time for the company's ongoing refusal to…
Charleston, W.V. — In a historic victory, the Sierra Club, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, and the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy have reached an agreement with the Environmental…
Charlotte, N.C. — In an indication of how major utilities may respond to election results, the Chief Financial Officer of Duke Energy announced that in light of Donald Trump’s recent…
Washington, D.C. – Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to allow the Environment Protection Agency (EPA)’s legacy coal ash safeguards to remain in effect while considering challenges…
Read the Full Report HereKnoxville, Tennessee — Today, Sierra Club released a new report and analysis highlighting the urgent need for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to pursue new…
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…
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…
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,…
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…