Ash Time Goes By, Part 1
This guest post is written by Michael Patoka of the Center for Progressive Reform, and was originally entitled "Ash Time Goes By: Administration Continues Foot-Dragging on Coal Ash Rule as Toxic Landfills…
Southeast River Runs Part 7: Coal ash on the ACF River Basin
This is the seventh blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Dan Tonsmiere,…
Southeast River Runs Part 6: Coal ash in the ACT River Basin
This is the sixth blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Frank Chitwood,…
Southeast River Runs Part 5: Coal Ash on the Waccamaw River
This is the fifth blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Christine Ellis,…
Southeast River Runs Part 4: Coal Ash on the French Broad River
This is the fourth blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Hartwell Carson, French Broad Riverkeeper, who…
TVA Announces Plans to Idle Colbert Coal Plant Units
UPDATE: On July 15, 2013, TVA determined that Colbert Unit 5 will be idled on October 1, 2013. Unit 5 was previously planned to idle in October 2014. We applaud TVA's acceleration…
Southeast River Runs Part 3: Coal Ash on the Black Warrior River
This is the third blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Nelson Brooke, Black…
Southeast River Runs Part 2: Coal ash on the Catawba River
This is the second blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Thanks to Rick Gaskins,…
Southeast River Runs Part 1: Coal ash on the rivers we love
This is the first blog in a series featuring rivers of the Southeast endangered by toxic coal ash pollution. The rest of the series can be found here. Summer is a great time of…
TVA Loses Largest Customer Leaving Future of Coal Plant Uncertain
After 61 years, the USEC gaseous diffusion plant in Paducah, KY , which produces enriched uranium, is shutting its doors and ending its longstanding power purchase contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority.…