Nuclear energy is usually the Tennessee Valley Authority’s largest source of electricity, but use plummeted this past year as outages plagued all seven reactors owned by the utility.
Caroline Eggers, Environmental Reporter
Caroline Eggers covers environmental issues with a focus on equity for WPLN News through Report for America, a national service program that supports journalists in local newsrooms across the country. Before joining the station, she spent several years covering water quality issues, biodiversity, climate change and Mammoth Cave National Park for newsrooms in the South. Her reporting on homelessness and a runoff-related “fish kill” for the Bowling Green Daily News earned her 2020 Kentucky Press Association awards in the general news and extended coverage categories, respectively. Beyond deadlines, she is frequently dancing, playing piano and photographing wildlife and her poodle, Princess. She graduated from Emory University with majors in journalism and creative writing.
Half of Tennessee is in drought — for the fourth consecutive fall
More than half of Tennessee has parched soils. The far western portion of the state is now in severe drought, with a small portion in “extreme” drought.
Will the Boring Company be tunneling blind? Only a few rock samples are planned.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has begun construction on a planned tunnel between downtown Nashville and the airport. Last Tuesday afternoon, the company dug underground at its worksite on Rosa Parks Boulevard for a future utility pole.
Nashville’s sustainability-minded EDM festival is expanding
Deep Tropics Music, Art and Style Festival is moving to Labor Day weekend next year with an extended three-day schedule.
Nashville’s 7th hottest summer created brutal nights
How did this summer compare? July set a record. And overnight heat was near the top of all-time records.
A marsh bird found in Tennessee wetlands is endangered. FWS is drafting a plan.
A secretive marsh bird once found in Tennessee wetlands faces extinction. The Eastern black rail was federally listed as threatened in 2020, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now drafting a plan for its recovery.
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.
Nashville’s geology has been misunderstood in tunneling talks — including by a Boring Company executive
Nashville sits on limestone. This geology creates unique challenges for the city, and it is often neglected — or misunderstood — in conversations about development and climate change.
In the forest between Warner Park and Cheekwood, Nashville wants to build a road
Nashville officials have proposed a road through a forested area in Warner Parks. Many parkgoers, conservationists and the family tied to the land for the park are upset.
Nashville nights have been sizzling, too, as the city hits 90 degrees 30 days in a row
Summer nights have been extremely hot in Nashville. In the last two weeks, the average low temperature was nearly 76 degrees — roughly the city’s average high temperature in May.
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