NORRIS, Tennessee, May 10 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on May 9, 2023: As the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continues to plow ahead with plans to replace its Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants with new methane gas facilities, concerned community members and environmental organizations faced TVA's board at it's listening session to demand that the utility prioritize the safety and health of the communities and transition to 100% clean, renewable energy. The  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSgov) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: Governor Bill Lee has signed a consumer data privacy bill (SB 73), into law, despite objections from consumer advocates. Consumer Reports is urging the Volunteer State to make amendments to the law during its next session. Such amendments should strengthen the existing law to better safeguard the privacy of Tennessee residents. While SB 73 includes some basic consumer rights for Tennes  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 10 (TNSgov) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: * * * State's 16th Anti-LGBTQ+ Law Since 2015 * * * On Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for signing HB 727 / SB 1443 into law, which makes it more difficult for students to access comprehensive and inclusive sex education. The  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law HB 814, a bill that allows food trucks to acquire a single, "gold standard" state fire permit. Currently, many municipalities require a local fire inspection, a significant investment of time for truck operators that limits where they can do business. The Institute for Justice (IJ), a national nonprofit law firm that supports entrepreneurs, worked closely  more

NEW YORK, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news and letter: The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) sent a letter to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) addressing serious concerns following reports that the agency is abusing eminent domain to seize farmland from Black farmers in West Tennessee to build a highway to a new Ford electric vehicle plant known as BlueOval City. "Black community members deserve to share equally in the economic o  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new carbon pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants to protect public health and reduce harmful pollutants. EPA's proposed standards are expected to deliver up to $85 billion in climate and public health benefits over the next two decades and avoid up to 617 million metric tons of total carbon dioxide (CO2) thr  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following news release: In a win for low-income households, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the N.C. Justice Center, N.C. Housing Coalition, Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Vote Solar, along with the Sierra Club, the Public Staff, and Duke Energy, reached a partial settlement on affordability issues in the ongoing Duke Energy rate proceedings   more

NORRIS, Tennessee, May 11 (TNStalk) -- The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy issued the following statement on May 10, 2023: * * * Just now, the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board of Directors held their May board meeting where they voted to reclaim their decision-making authority on the retirement and replacement of the Kingston coal plant. * * * In Response the Clean Up TVA Coalition released the following statement: "The 15 organizations of the Clean Up TVA Coalition applaud the TVA Boa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: In a disappointing move, the Tennessee Valley Authority today announced its preferred plan is to replace its Kingston Fossil Plant with a new gas power plant. While the retirement of the aging and polluting coal plant is long overdue, the reckless proposal to swap one fossil fuel for another will worsen the impacts of climate change and lead to volatile power bills f  more