The nation’s biggest public utility just doubled down on coal ^34.4%

grist.org - By Katie Myers - 7/10/2026, 8:30 AM

Negativity Bias 24.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.8% - Framing Effect 14.3%

For the past four years, Angie Mummaw has been told the gas-fired electrical plant the Tennessee Valley Authority is building a few miles from her home in rural Tennessee was a necessary stop on its move away from coal. But recent directives from the Trump administration mean the coal-fired plant that was slated for closure is most... more