2015 Southeast Coal Roundup - Duke Energy
As we move into 2016, we continue our look back at where our Southeastern utilities are in their movement away from coal-fired power. This blog will focus on Duke Energy's coal-plant operations…
Can we talk? Here’s the conversation African Americans need to have about climate change
This guest post, by Danielle Hilton and Seandra Pope, was originally published on Grist on July 8. You can see the original post here. Last year, the African-American author and commentator Charles…
The Supreme Court, the Mercury Rule and Chicken Little
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), set to go into effect next month.…
A Mother's Missive: Asthmatic Children, Bad Air Days and Carbon Pollution
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Hints of Impropriety Raised During TVA Board Meeting
Today, the 8 Directors who sit on the Board of the Tennessee Valley Authority gathered in Columbia, TN for one of its quarterly board meetings (the 9th Director seat remains open after the failure…
Meeting power needs with less coal in Georgia
Ulla Reeves, SACE's Regional Program Director, contributed to and edited this blog. On January 7, Georgia Power Co. announced that it would shutter 15 generating units – about 2,000 megawatts (MW) or…
Skeptics May Limit the Benefits of New Carbon Pollution Limits
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Tracking two important EPA pollution rules
In the past few weeks, new information has become publicly available about two important pending rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One rule would set the first-ever, national standards for greenhouse…
With Clean Air and Justice for All
This Thursday, May 26th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing in Atlanta, Georgia to solicit comments on the proposed and long-awaited rule to set national standards for mercury…
Data Centers Move to Southeast Driven by Access to Cheap, Dirty Energy
Sometime this summer, Apple will open the doors on a 500,000 square foot data center in Maiden, NC. Lured to the location by a $46 million dollar tax break from the state…