Losing the Race for Clean Transportation?
If the U.S. is in a drag race toward the future, our competition is flooring it while we’re pumping the brakes. Which to anyone watching is obviously not a winning strategy. Most…
How the Trump Administration and Congress Should Use Science to Govern
This blog is a guest post by Peter Frumhoff of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The original post ran here on November 30, 2016. The election of Donald Trump raises many questions about the future…
Another Option in the Toolbox for National Climate Action is Being Targeted by Industry
If climate change deniers see it as a threat to their efforts to stymie climate action, then you know it's a powerful tool. Clean Air Act Section 115, which has never been used…
Another hurdle for “dormant” Plant Washington
Katherine Helms Cummings leads the fight to stop Plant Washington from her home in Washington County, Georgia. She is Executive Director of the Fall-Line Alliance for a Clean Environment (FACE) and writes…
Supreme Court Mercury Decision Not a Real Game Changer
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States sent the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule back to a lower court for review. Justice Scalia…
Knoxville Receives $7.12 Million from TVA for Lower-Income Energy Efficiency Program
Thanks to collaborative community efforts and new funding from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), hundreds of lower-income residents in Knoxville will soon have much more affordable utility bills. TVA recently announced the…
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.…
Public Comment Period Closes for EPA's Clean Power Plan, But There's More Work to be Done
You can access previous SACE blogs on the Clean Power Plan by clicking the following links: May 28th, June 23rd, July 30th, and August 25th. You can also access a recent SACE…
Insights on climate and energy from the newest Nobel Prize winner
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Cart Before the Horse: States Sue EPA Over Draft Clean Power Plan
This blog was co-authored by SACE legal intern, Roy Sparks. In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act as part of…