The Tennessee Valley Authority is increasing its gas capacity by about 60% this decade.
Tennessee in drought for the third consecutive summer — making flash flooding more likely
Tennessee is in widespread drought for the third consecutive year, but even with rain forecasted for the next few days, it may only bring temporary relief.
Logging threatens a scientific research area in Franklin State Forest
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is developing a plan to sell timber from the Franklin State Forest on the Cumberland Plateau.
Fossil fuels are 90% of TVA’s capital expenditures next year — and you’re paying for it
The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising the cost of electricity this fall for the second year in a row.
A small Tennessee town’s riverbank is getting federal support for restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the town of Carthage this month to begin a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River.
Three years after Waverly, the state hasn’t funded critical flood preparedness systems
Experts say understanding what is possible during major flooding events is critical to prepare for flooding across the state in our new climate reality.
Nashville’s electronic festival Deep Tropics debuting a ‘sustainability summit’ Thursday
The Deep Tropics Music, Art and Style Festival will host a sustainability summit on Thursday.
PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge is spreading across Tennessee lands. The state might intervene.
Tennessee farmers and landowners are using treated sewage as fertilizer across open lands, and some of that sludge is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
Tennessee officials are worried about wetlands. Here’s why.
Earlier this year, the state legislature considered a developer-backed bill to remove regulations on more than half of Tennessee’s wetlands.
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