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Tennessee Guard Makes Case For Flying High-Powered Drones In Local Emergencies

Tennessee Guard Makes Case For Flying High-Powered Drones In Local Emergencies

By Blake Farmer

June 22, 2015

Listen As the military leans ever harder on unmanned aircraft of all sizes, it’s created a problem for the National Guard, whose mission is primarily on the home front. The largest, most sophisticated drones aren’t exactly welcome here at home. So the state-based units are pushing for more capability to make use of remote-piloted planes […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: News

Oak Ridge Scientists Make Breakthrough In Age-Old Problem: Drying Clothes Faster

By Emily Siner

June 22, 2015

Listen Researchers at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are trying to figure out how to dry clothes faster without heat. It’s part of the lab’s ongoing project to create more efficient home appliances.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Science

Oak Ridge Scientists Make Breakthrough In Age-Old Problem: Drying Clothes Faster

By Emily Siner

June 22, 2015

Listen Researchers at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are trying to figure out how to dry clothes faster without heat. It’s part of the lab’s ongoing project to create more efficient home appliances.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Science

Metro Council OKs More Recycling — But Not Twice-A-Month Pickup

By Emily Siner

June 19, 2015

Listen Metro Nashville’s budget for this upcoming year was approved this week, and it includes funding for two major recycling projects. But not included was a proposal to double residential recycling pickup, from its current schedule of once a month. East Nashville resident Ian Skotte and his wife fill up their 96-gallon recycling bin to the […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: MPX Local Stories, News

Pipeline Resistance Intensifies In Joelton, Spurs Council Action

By Tony Gonzalez

June 19, 2015

Listen Drive north away from Nashville and the first bright yellow yard sign — protesting “NO PIPELINE“— appears as the land turns into lush green ridges. Those yard signs soon proliferate, including in the front yards of a dozen neighbors in a row along Whites Creek Pike.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: MPX Local Stories, News

Bob Dylan Was A Catalyst, But The Nashville Cats Were The Ones Who Changed Music Row

By Nina Cardona

June 19, 2015

Nearly fifty years ago, Bob Dylan gave Nashville his stamp of approval, and an astounding number of pop, rock and folk musicians took notice. For more than a decade, they flocked here to cut song after song. But a look at the credits of those songs hints at a deeper tale about how the city’s […]

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Arts

Bob Dylan Was A Catalyst, But The Nashville Cats Were The Ones Who Changed Music Row

By Nina Cardona

June 19, 2015

Nearly fifty years ago, Bob Dylan gave Nashville his stamp of approval, and an astounding number of pop, rock and folk musicians took notice. For more than a decade, they flocked here to cut song after song. But a look at the credits of those songs hints at a deeper tale about how the city’s […]

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Arts

Nashville Mayoral Candidate: We Have Affordable Housing, Just Not Where Everyone Wants To Live

By Blake Farmer

June 19, 2015

In a third televised debate, candidates for mayor of Nashville were asked Thursday night about education, transit and affordable housing. The candidates rehashed many of the stock answers they’ve built up throughout more than 40 different forums. But Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry said something fresh on affordable housing.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: News

Conservation Groups Continue Taking Out Tennessee’s Unused Dams

By Lily Williams

June 18, 2015

There’s an effort underway to demolish old dams in order to allow creeks and streams to flow more freely. Tuesday morning a team led by *Cumberland River Compact took down a four-foot tall barrier of stone and mortar that stretched across Seven Mile Creek near Brentwood.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Science

Conservation Groups Continue Taking Out Tennessee’s Unused Dams

By Lily Williams

June 18, 2015

There’s an effort underway to demolish old dams in order to allow creeks and streams to flow more freely. Tuesday morning a team led by *Cumberland River Compact took down a four-foot tall barrier of stone and mortar that stretched across Seven Mile Creek near Brentwood.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Science

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