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==July 2010: TVA plants declared public nuisance, then reversed==
On July 26, 2010, a federal appeals court reversed a judge's ruling in [[North Carolina v. TVA]] requiring prompt installation of upgraded emission controls at four TVA coal-fired power plants, three in Tennessee and one in Alabama. U.S. District Judge Lacy Thornburg had ordered the accelerated cleanup at the TVA plants, ruling that emissions affecting air quality in North Carolina's scenic western mountains were a "public nuisance." A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision. Appeals court Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote that allowing the ruling to stand would undermine the nation's "carefully created" [[Clean Air Act]] regulatory scheme. North Carolina can either seek a rehearing before the full appeals court or appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.<ref>[http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/07/federal_appeals_court_blocks_r.html "Federal appeals court blocks ruling for fast-track emission controls at 4 TVA coal-fired plants"] al.com, July 26, 2010.</ref>
In 2009, the [[National Association of Manufacturers]] joined in an [http://www.nam.org/~/media/3D99146ECAAE44209911A91E92AACCC7/North_Carolina_v_TVA.pdf amicus brief] supporting the TVA with the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]], the [[American Petroleum Institute]], the "Public Nuisance Fairness Coalition", the Utility Air Regulatory Group (represented by [[Hunton & Williams]]), and the [[American Forest & Paper Association]].
