Legal challenge of TVA’s long-term contract in court this week
TVA maintenance coordinator George Czeiszperger (center) leads a tour of the Allen Combined Cycle Plant in southwest Memphis for a group of MLGW employees on Nov 11, 2018. A legal challenge of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s long-term contract will reach a crossroads on Thursday, Dec. 1, in Memphis. (Daily Memphian file)
A lawsuit alleges that TVA’s long-term contracts violate two federal laws. A U.S. district judge will hear the case Thursday.
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Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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