Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency over Coal Ash August 26, 2022 By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to...
Coal Ash Workers Dying as Lawsuit over Illnesses Drags on May 31, 2022 By Travis Loller NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 2013, the first of more than 200 workers who labored to clean up the nation’s...
Sovereign Immunity No Defense in $3B Coal-Ash Lawsuit, 6th Circuit Rules May 20, 2022 Sovereign immunity does not protect a federal contractor against a lawsuit filed by some 60 former employees seeking $3 billion...
US Won’t Impose Rule to Protect Against Coal Ash Spill Costs July 9, 2019 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it won’t require electric utilities to show they have money to...
TVA Audits Point to Contractor Overbilling for Nuclear Work December 31, 2014 Tennessee Valley Authority inspectors claim that one of its biggest nuclear contractors overbilled the federal utility by more than $2.4...
Utility Will Pay Tennessee Coal Ash Victims $27.8M August 4, 2014 By TRAVIS LOLLER The nation’s largest public utility has agreed to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered...
TVA: No Problems Found in Nuclear Plant Safety Tests May 10, 2013 Tennessee Valley Authority officials say tests of safety systems at its newest nuclear reactor have not detected any problems despite...
Jail for TVA Safety Manager for Lying About Injuries April 16, 2013 A Louisiana man will spend time in prison for lying about worker injuries at Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear facilities, allowing...
Convicted Safety Contractor Wants New Lawyer February 27, 2013 A former Tennessee Valley Authority contract safety manager wants to fire his lawyer as he awaits sentencing on a fraud...
3 Years After Tennessee Ash Spill, Court Fight Continues December 22, 2011 By BILL POOVEY Three years after a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge in East Tennessee, most of the gray muck has been hauled...