Gaby Sarri-Tobar Jonathan Neal Tennessee Lookout TVA ratepayers footed a $90 mil bill to TVA execs, who are pedaling gas.

“People who rely on TVA for power are the ones losing out. They’re pay[ing] executives who are making decisions contrary to the public good.” Gaby Sarri-Tobar

Caroline Eggers
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Should environmental racism be a factor in allowing industries to pollute? Tennessee’s attorney general says no.

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Tennessee’s attorney general is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop considering race, when regulating pollution. WPLN's Caroline Eggers explains how 23 states want the agency to change the way it interprets part of the Civil Rights Act.wpln.org/post/should-en…

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced its intention to build a methane gas plant in Kingston following a unilateral move by CEO Jeff Lyash who greenlit the project without board approval bit.ly/49FC63B

Rep. Aftyn Behn Jason Powell just tried to pass a bill that would fund adding mesonet infrastructure in the state for $3.3m.
The bill failed. But if you want to know more about why mesonet's are important read Caroline Eggers story.

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TVA is a monopoly. A board is supposed to curb that power. Is it?

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The Tennessee Valley Authority announced last week that it intends to build a methane gas plant in Kingston, but the Environmental Protection Agency has warned TVA that the environmental review for the project was inadequate. via Caroline Eggers + WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio
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'The TVA Board delegating the decision to Lyash is a way for a Biden-appointed Board to get out of voting one way or another on fossil fuel infrastructure. It’s a cop-out. The TVA Board, and thus the Biden administration, is 100% responsible for this decision.'

Southeast utilities want to build gigawatts of fossil gas-fired power plants to meet a looming power crunch. But critics say clean energy+batteries — and asking data centers and factories to manage grid peaks — are better for climate, cost and reliability bit.ly/3xzUcH1

To make big decisions — like when and how to build new power plants or solar farms — TVA historically only needed approval from its board.

That changed in November 2021. Caroline Eggers unpacks the implications.

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And there's more. This companion piece also went live this afternoon.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority announced it intends to build a methane gas plant in Kingston. WPLN's Caroline Eggers reports it came just a week after the Environmental Protection Agency said TVA’s environmental review for the project was inadequate. wpln.org/post/misleadin…

Nashville's roost of purple martins won't be able to return to the Nashville Symphony campus this year. WPLN's Caroline Eggers reports the city plans to clear 10 more trees where the migrating birds have stayed.
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ICYMI, here's a quality weekend read about Tennessee wetlands, what's protected them for decades, and how lawmakers may change those rules.

Lots of digging by Caroline Eggers to write such a clear explainer: wpln.org/post/wetlands-…

Tennessee wetlands absorb floodwaters and are extremely biodiverse — and also vulnerable.

WPLN's Caroline Eggers finds a bill championed by lawmakers who work in real estate and construction could make it easier to develop on wetlands.

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Come for the squishy sounds from a wetland in Shelby Bottoms. Stay for the truly excellent reporting from Caroline Eggers: wpln.org/post/wetlands-…

'Wetlands weave between land and water, connecting invisible threads in nature while teeming with plants and wildlife....' WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

A Tennessee congressman plans to introduce legislation to change how the Tennessee Valley Authority makes energy decisions. WPLN's Caroline Eggers reports Rep. Steve Cohen announced his intention during an informal “hearing” on the utility last week. wpln.org/post/a-tenness…

Federal regulators have signed off on a new methane gas pipeline in Middle Tennessee. WPLN’s Caroline Eggers says the 32-mile Tennessee Gas Pipeline will supply gas to the Tennessee Valley Authority’s planned Cumberland Gas Plant. wpln.org/post/federal-r…

Environmental groups are hosting a public hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s energy future tomorrow. WPLN's Caroline Eggers says TVA is drafting what energy sources it'll use and how it'll invest in energy conservation, efficiency & transmission. wpln.org/post/environme…

NEW INVESTIGATION: How does Alabama's largest power company control the narrative? It financed a Black newspaper and launched a 'good news' site.

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