TVA's Secret Deals and Lack of Transparency: What Valley Residents Deserve to Know
TVA’s plans for a methane gas plant in Cheatham County reveal a troubling pattern of secrecy, insider deals, and disregard for community input. This blog explores how these actions are eroding public…
“A Sacred Obligation of Our People:” The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Leads North Carolina in Environmental Stewardship With IRA Funding
Two years after receiving North Carolina's first electric school bus, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is electrifying its fleet and advancing climate resilience with $4.99M in IRA funding for renewable energy…
New federal grants will improve the Southeastern power grid. But the need for more will only grow from here.
Federal grants totaling $410 million will enhance Southeastern power grids, boosting renewable energy, reliability, and economic benefits. However, local efforts must address significant future transmission needs to sustain regional growth and energy…
Ride On the Electric School Bus
Georgia school bus driver Craig Burch shares a day in his life driving an electric bus, highlighting quieter rides, smoother operations, and students’ positive reactions.
ElectrifyGT: Sparking Clean Energy Leaders, One Campus Collaboration at a Time
A Georgia Tech organization inspires students across majors and backgrounds to prepare for the clean energy workforce, while creating a healthier environment on campus and in the surrounding Atlanta community.
A Pipeline Runs Through It
Past a prison and an elementary school, the T15 pipeline will traverse 45 miles of North Carolina countryside that Shelley Robbins wanted to see for herself. The T15 is planned as a…
It’s not too late for TVA and Elon Musk to take Memphis’s environmental health seriously
This op-ed, written by Rocky Mountain Institute transmission advocacy fellow Ben Adams, was originally published by Harvard Public Health on November 4th. In June, the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce made a…
Key Pollution Limits Pass Crucial First Test
A recent US Supreme Court decision upheld a key environmental protection rule limiting climate pollution from power plants, sending a message to utilities nationwide that they need to actively decarbonize their power…
How Project 2025 Would Upend the Fight Against Climate Change
If Project 2025 is carried out, the next conservative presidential administration would take a sledgehammer to the policies and programs that help us make progress on addressing climate change, ensuring a future…
North Carolina Utilities Commission Adopts Duke's Fossil Plan as its Carbon Plan
Climate takes a backseat as the NCUC adopts Duke's preferred approach of meeting new load growth with a massive fossil gas buildout over decarbonization