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Caroline Eggers

Isolated wetlands cover just 1.2% of Tennessee. But destroying them will have extensive impacts.

Caroline Eggers

April 18, 2025

Wetlands across Tennessee may soon be open for construction.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: conservation, development, drought, Duck River, flood, wetlands

Warner Park hosting exhibit of conservation-minded paintings this weekend

Caroline Eggers

April 17, 2025

A nonprofit collective of artists called the Chestnut Group painted scenes of the nearly century-old park to benefit its preservation. 

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Art, conservation, Warner Parks

Who is backing Tennessee’s wetland deregulation effort?

Caroline Eggers

April 15, 2025

Developers may soon face fewer environmental regulations when they build on Tennessee wetlands.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, conservation, flood, pollution, wetlands

Nashville area sees 161 tornado, thunderstorm and flash flood warnings in two weeks

Caroline Eggers

April 12, 2025

In the first two weeks of April, Middle Tennesseans received over 160 warnings for flash floods, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: flood, severe weather, sinkhole, tornado

Saturday storms to cause ‘very dangerous’ flash flooding following week of deadly Tennessee weather

Caroline Eggers, Tony GonzalezandMarianna Bacallao

April 4, 2025

Saturday, and Saturday night, will be the most dangerous times for flash flooding this week in Middle Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Extreme weather, Flooding, severe weather

Deadly storms hit Tennessee, and historic flooding concerns continue

Caroline Eggers, Tony GonzalezandNina Cardona

April 3, 2025

Forecasters are warning that Tennessee could receive months worth of rainfall this week, leading to dangerous flooding. Here’s what to know.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: flood, severe weather

How pesticides, Monsanto and ‘buried’ scientific evidence converge in a proposed Tennessee law

Caroline Eggers

March 31, 2025

Pesticide companies are among the wealthiest corporations in the world. Take Bayer: The chemical and pharmaceutical corporation made about half of its $50 billion revenue last year from pesticide and seed sales.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bayer, cancer, chemicals, fossil fuels, Monsanto, pesticides, pollution

Bill to open more Tennessee wetlands to development advances with legislative amendment

Caroline Eggers

March 18, 2025

Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill to remove protections for certain types of wetlands across the state to financially benefit developers.  

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, conservation, development, flood, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, wetlands

Workers got sick after cleaning up TVA’s coal ash. A new book recounts their fight for justice.

Caroline Eggers

March 13, 2025

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In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority became the face of the largest industrial disaster in U.S. history.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: coal, coal ash, fossil fuels, Tennessee Valley Authority

A fossil fuel may be rebranded ‘renewable energy’ under proposed Tennessee law

Caroline Eggers

March 7, 2025

Tennessee may become the first state to legally define gas as “renewable energy.” State law currently defines natural gas as “clean energy.”

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: cancer, fossil fuels, methane, renewable energy, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Valley Authority

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