TVA

Congressional Quarterly is reporting that the Tennessee Valley Authority Inspector General's report is headed to the House ethics committee and Rep. Heath Shuler's conduct and that of his representatives is in question.

The inspector general of the Tennessee Valley Authority has forwarded to the House ethics committee a report saying that Rep. Heath Shuler contributed to the appearance of preferential treatment when he was an investor in a development that sought water access from the authority.

The inspector general drew no conclusions, however, about whether Shuler violated House ethics rules.

The Associated Press is reporting that Judge Lacy Thornburg has ordered the TVA to install pollution controls at the four coal-fired power plants closest to the North Carolina border.

In a move to protect the environment of our beautiful North Carolina mountains, Attorney General Cooper filed suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority to require they clean up their act. The TVA refused. Judge Thornburg sided with the North Carolina mountains.