Black bears are on the move this summer, and they are showing up in Middle Tennessee. Bears have been spotted in Hickman, Dickson, Wilson and Sumner counties in recent weeks, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
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.
Survey: How to protect Nashville’s trees, creeks and stars
Nashville is creating a plan to protect trees, creeks and grasslands around town — and asking for community members to weigh in.
Where Tennessee’s long-term drought stands after recent rains
Tennessee has been in widespread drought since December, and even after a couple of weeks of steady rainfall, about 80% of the state remains in moderate drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor.
Black bears are threatened by climate change. How can we help?
Black bear encounters are on the rise in Tennessee, and climate change is often a hidden culprit, tampering with ecosystems in unexpected ways.
Tennessee ranks worst in the nation for solar and wind. Why?
Tennessee ranks last in the nation for solar, wind and geothermal energy. The state produced the equivalent of 1% of the electricity it uses from solar last year, according to a new report from advocacy group Environment America.
Nashville leaders request moratorium on NES tree trimming policy
Nashville’s Metro Council is asking the Nashville Electric Service for a temporary moratorium on its new tree trimming policy — though it’s unclear it will make an immediate difference.
After cataclysmic tree loss, Nashville residents fear damage from new NES tree trimming policy
The Nashville Electric Service is cutting down more trees and limbs across town under a new policy.
Tennessee’s biggest coal ash site is polluting water. TVA plans to make it permanent
Tennessee’s largest coal ash site could become a permanent source of pollution near the Cumberland River.
Is Nashville more ‘buggy’ during the record-warm spring?
Warmth is likely promoting earlier activity from ants, moths, ticks and more after Nashville had its hottest April and second-hottest March on record.
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