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New Southeast EPA Administrator Faces Challenges Ahead
In the first month of 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency appointed Heather McTeer Toney as the new Region 4 Administrator. The former Regional Administrator, Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming, left to become chief of staff…
Duke dealt largest federal criminal fine in NC history for coal ash crimes
On May 14, 2015, Duke Energy pled guilty to 9 criminal misdemeanor violations of the Clean Water Act. The charges stemmed from a widened investigation, after the Dan River disaster, that found…
Question and Answer: An improved tool for watchdogging coal ash in the Southeast
This is a guest post originally reported on by Southeast Energy News. Click here to read the original article. For info about an upcoming webinar on SoutheastCoalAsh.org, go here. Coal ash waste…
A mystery: Peaking power plants using more natural gas than ever in the Southeast
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
UCS “Dwindling Role for Coal” Report: Wind and Solar Could Help Replace Coal in the Southeast
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Solar in the Southeast Annual Report: Part 1
SACE's fourth annual "Solar in the Southeast" Annual Report includes a number of interesting storylines. Here in the first of our blog series we will highlight a few.
As Utilities Embrace Clean Energy, Southeast Needs Smart Policies to Promote Local Renewables Growth
This guest post was written by Luis Martinez, Senior Attorney in the Natural Resources Defense Council's Energy and Transportation Program. The original post appeared on NRDC's Expert blog and can be viewed…