ATLANTA – A spokeswoman for Atlanta-based Southern Company on Friday said any issue regarding environmental regulations should be left up to lawmakers and not the court system.
Utility giant says court should stay out of global warming debate
TVA must install pollution controls during public nuisance appeal
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The decision to have Tennessee Valley Authority spend hundreds of millions of dollars in pollution controls at four of its power plants won't be stayed during the company's appeal.
North Carolina Foundation Scrutinizes TVA Case
Targeting a company across state lines is not the only thing that makes North Carolina’s lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority controversial. According to David Bass of the Carolina Journal, the lawsuit is also costing taxpayers money and jobs.
The unintended consequences of North Carolina v. TVA
As State of North Carolina v. Tennessee Valley Authority grinds inexorably forward, opponents of North Carolina's claim foresee a worst-case scenario in which state-created environmental regulations supersede established federal regulations.
Virginia energy company rejects claim of future harm
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Nearly 400 neighbors of Battlefield Golf Club sued Dominion Virginia Power in March, seeking damages and the removal of 1.5 million tons of fly ash from the site.
Chamber, et al. file amicus brief in TVA interstate pollution case
RICHMOND, Va. -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed an amicus brief in the appeal of State of North Carolina v. Tennessee Valley Authority, asserting that the previous ruling in the case violates existing federal air pollution provisions.
Alabama intervenes in North Carolina public nuisance suit
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Troy King is getting his chance to intervene in North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's public nuisance suit against power provider Tennessee Valley Authority.
TVA decision threatens corporate America
North Carolina v. Tennessee Valley Authority is "one of the most significant public nuisance victories ever by a plaintiff," warns attorney Trent Taylor. If upheld, it could pose a threat to successful businesses all across America.
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