TAMPA, Fla. — On August 20, Duke Energy alerted Florida environmental regulators of a chemical spill at the utility’s Anclote Power Plant. According to reports, approximately 3,200 gallons of sodium bisulfite – a potentially strong irritant to skin and tissue – spilled onto the soil and asphalt surrounding the plant in Holiday.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s approval for Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) LNG export terminal, despite serious concerns with FERC’s decision making and failure to study the project’s cumulative impacts.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — On Thursday, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will hear a zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA) that would open up no greater than one percent of Fayette County, including agriculturally zoned land, for large-scale solar development. The ZOTA would require that any such solar projects be “agrivoltaic,” enabling the dual uses of farming and renewable energy production on the same site, maintaining agricultural production and preserving soil quality.
ILLINOIS — On Thursday, August 20, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors voted to sell its federally-owned mineral rights to the Sugar Camp mine in Illinois. TVA’s decision to divest its ownership in Sugar Camp ensures that one of the nation’s largest mines will continue to operate — despite the alarming environmental issues and safety violations that have plagued the mining complex.
WASHINGTON – A coalition of nearly 200 environmental, health, and community groups filed comments late Friday urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the minimum public participation requirements for air pollution permits often used for data centers, power plant expansions, and other industrial facilities.
WASHINGTON, DC - A broad coalition today urged Congress to reject four Congressional Review Act resolutions that would overturn long-standing Clean Air Act preemption waivers relied upon by states to protect public health and air quality.
WISCONSIN – Another frac-out on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute construction has been reported at Trout Brook in Marengo, Wisconsin.
MIDDLETOWN, OH — Cleveland-Cliffs and the Department of Energy announced plans to continue the use of coal at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Middletown Works steel mill today, abandoning previously announced plans to transition toward clean energy.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority approved its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, setting the stage to overbuild risky gas power plants to serve A.I. data center interests.
NATIONWIDE — New sales data shows that Toyota’s plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) sales are increasing due to the automaker expanding availability of the PHEV models to dealers across the country.