From conservation to sportsmen s groups, the U.S. Supreme Court is getting plenty of backlash over its most recent ruling, which weakens federal protections for wetlands. The 5-4 decision in Sackett v. .
Environmental groups in Tennessee have an urgent call to action for the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut fossil-fuel emissions and replace their coal plants with renewable energy. The TVA provides electricity for 153 local power companies and serves 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states. Gabriella Sarri-Tobar, energy justice campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity, which is a member of the Clean Up TVA Coalition, wants to see the Kingston and Cumberland power plants replaced with renewable energy alternatives. .
Despite the veto of a key piece of Montana environmental legislation, advocates are not giving up on the measure becoming law - even though the state Legislature has already adjourned. Senate bill 442 would have infused $30 million into the coffers of Habitat Montana, the state s premier conservation program created by the Legislature. It protects wildlife habitat and access to public lands for hunters, hikers and fishermen - as well as roads, veterans programs and mental-health services. .