TN: Environment
Monday, September 16, 2024
TN group echoes global call: No money for nuclear weapons
A Knoxville-based environmental group is raising awareness about increasing U.S. nuclear weapons spending and supporting this week's global effort to …
Report: Land application of toxic sludge making TN waters contaminated
The latest research reveals high levels of PFAS chemicals have been detected in Tennessee's soil and water, leading to demands for a statewide ban on …
'Share the Pennies' weatherization program tackles climate solutions, reduces cost
By Ashli Blow for Tennessee Lookout.Broadcast version by Danielle Smith for Tennessee News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Publ…
$12 million in EPA rebates for clean school buses in Tennessee
Some Tennessee school districts are among 41 in the Southeast receiving funding from the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus rebate pro…
Middle TN's Duck River on list of 'nation's most endangered' waterways
The Duck River, which flows through seven Middle Tennessee counties, has made a national list of "most endangered" rivers. The group American Rivers …
EDF maps show progress on Tennessee lead service line replacement
Tennessee has fallen behind on lead service line replacement, with the Environmental Defense Fund's new maps showing only one utility with a public …
RECA expansion bill impacts Tennessee, awaits House approval
A Knoxville-based environmental group is advocating for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expansion, currently awaiting House approval…
TN bill would boost public's role in TVA decision-making process
Tennesseans want more say in how the Tennessee Valley Authority plans for their future electricity needs and a bill now in Congress could give the pub…
Alliance: 'Skyrocketing' Y-12 facility costs affect TN taxpayers
A Knoxville-based environmental group is voicing concerns over what it sees as an increasing financial strain imposed on taxpayers by nuclear weapons …
TN groups monitoring soot pollution pleased by new EPA standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stronger air quality standards for soot pollution and one regional organization said it is a step in…
Lawsuit probes EPA decision in allowing Oak Ridge landfill
Environmental groups in Tennessee will soon learn more about the approval process behind a radioactive waste landfill which has been processing and st…
Report: PFAS chemicals contaminate TN rivers, lakes
The latest research reveals alarming levels of contamination in northeastern Tennessee waterways, by the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl …