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Nashville Pride raises alarm as long-time sponsors pull funding

The future of Nashville Pride is uncertain as organizers face a more than $300,000 shortfall year-over-year in corporate giving and volunteers.

An overgrown sign outside the former site of an American Nuclear Corporation facility in Clinton, Tenn. reading, “DO NOT ENTER, U.S. E.P.A. Superfund Removal Site, NO TRESPASSING,” as seen on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and local government gathered in Clinton on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of cleanup at the site.

The most radioactive place in East Tennessee has been cleaned up, says EPA

After radioactive leaks in the 1970s, the American Nuclear Corporation abandoned its Clinton, TN site. It sat empty for decades until the EPA stepped in. Cleanup is now complete.

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Why rooftop solar in Tennessee just got harder to access

The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion program to help low-income communities get access to solar power. The program, called “Solar for All,” promised about $150 million for Tennessee.

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An overgrown sign outside the former site of an American Nuclear Corporation facility in Clinton, Tenn. reading, “DO NOT ENTER, U.S. E.P.A. Superfund Removal Site, NO TRESPASSING,” as seen on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and local government gathered in Clinton on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of cleanup at the site.

The most radioactive place in East Tennessee has been cleaned up, says EPA

Why rooftop solar in Tennessee just got harder to access

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‘They’re not allowed to speak to us’ National parks clam up amid Trump staffing cuts

Nashville’s geology has been misunderstood in tunneling talks — including by a Boring Company executive

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Tennessee heat poses more risks for some medications

Attorney says heart device did not shock executed TN man who said he was ‘hurting so bad’

Tennessee executes Byron Black despite worries about his heart implant

Medical ethics and a prisoner’s heart implant complicate next execution in Tennessee

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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’

A car accident in small-town Tennessee leads to US charges against a major Mexican drug operation

A regional ICE detention center is coming to rural Tennessee

Nashville’s decade of domestic violence reforms focused on victims. Now the city wants increased offender accountability.

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