Methane gas, the fracked fossil fuel that’s also called natural gas, powers a lot of Tennessee. But, who uses the most gas? The answer might surprise you.
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.
Nashville neared 4 inches of snow Friday. Here’s how that stacks up with previous years.
Snowfall has been mixed in recent years. The city got nearly 8 inches last year, no snow in 2023 and more than 13 inches in 2022.
Nashville just had its hottest year on record, for the 2nd year in a row
Nashville experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, breaking the record set in 2023.
Gray bats are flourishing in a Tennessee cave thanks to one simple conservation trick
Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades. But the grey bat has been making a major comeback in Tennessee.
Monarch butterflies are threatened with extinction. Here’s how Tennessee is helping.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now proposing federal protections for the iconic butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.
Nashville sets record for latest ‘first freeze’
The new record for Nashville was set on Friday, Nov. 29, two days later than the previous record. The city dropped to 31 degrees that night.
Tennessee now has 2,000 public EV chargers
Tennessee has been trailing the national average for electric vehicle purchases and charging infrastructure, but that could change.
TVA 2020 v. 2030: Why the nation’s largest public utility is not getting cleaner
The Tennessee Valley Authority is still extremely reliant on fossil fuel sources, while others say they could opt for cleaner energy production now.
Maryam Abolfazli encourages hope, love in time of ‘bitter anger’
Nashville and Middle Tennessee residents squeezed into Henrietta Red in Germantown Tuesday night to celebrate the campaign of Democratic candidate Maryam Abolfazli, who ran for the 5th Congressional seat. Despite her loss, which was announced by the Associated Press before 9 p.m., the atmosphere was quite cheerful at the gathering. Abolfazli later explained that she […]
How Biden affected TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a unique utility. It’s one of the biggest in the nation, serving 10 million people, yet it’s also public. The utility is owned by the federal government and shaped by U.S. presidents — including, most recently, Joe Biden.
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