Tag: tennessee
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The Biggest No-Brainer Bill of the Year—Moratorium on Mountaintop Removal
JEFF BIGGERS — “Every American has a right to live and work in a community free from environmental health risks. And it is our duty to ensure that this right is not infringed upon by industries that consider community health and environmental protection to be less important than their profit margins …
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Groups Initiate Federal Court Battle to Stop Illegal Coal Pollution
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE — Despite all this additional compelling evidence of ongoing contamination from the coal fired power plant in Asheville, government regulators still did very little to stop the pollution. Having pursued all other options the groups finally decided they had to …
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Tennessee Solar Farm Unleashes 5 MWs of Power
A new solar farm in Haywood County brings 5 megawatts of generating capacity online for customers of Chickasaw Electric Co-op and Tennessee Valley Authority.