Contractor Settles with Sickened Tenn. Workers Who Cleaned up Coal Ash Spill May 25, 2023 Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led...
Sovereign Immunity No Defense in $3B Tenn. Coal-Ash Lawsuit, 6th Circuit Rules May 23, 2022 By Jim Sams Sovereign immunity does not protect a federal contractor against a lawsuit filed by some 60 former employees seeking $3 billion...
Tennessee Environmental Agency Sues TVA Over Coal Ash at Gallatin Plant January 14, 2015 By Travis Loller The Tennessee state agency charged with protecting the environment is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) over its coal-burning power...
Court Nixes Mississippi Property Owners’ Greenhouse Gases Damages Suit May 20, 2013 A federal appeals panel has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents...
Tennesee Valley Authority Pressed for Details on Nuclear Plant Flood Safety December 7, 2012 Nuclear power plant regulators want more specific information from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on how the utility plans to protect...
Tennessee Valley Authority Eyes Worst-Case Flood Scenario December 5, 2012 By Erik Shelzig The Tennessee Valley Authority is developing a worst-case flooding scenario that could require taller dams and more protection for nuclear...
Tennessee Valley Authority Found Liable for 2008 Coal-Ash Spill August 24, 2012 By James B. Kelleher The Tennessee Valley Authority is legally responsible for a 2008 accident that sent 5 million cubic yards of toxic coal...
Tennessee Valley Authority Settles Environmental Claims April 15, 2011 The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will invest as much as $5 billion to reduce coal-plant emissions to settle allegations of...