TVA tensions have culminated in a cancelled gas project, a threat to fire TVA’s new CEO, and speculations that President Donald Trump may privatize — or seize control of — the nation’s oldest and largest public utility.
Is your neighborhood hot? Root Nashville is offering free trees to cool the city
Nashville is planting trees citywide to gradually cool the city’s hottest points, while offering residents the chance to identify gaps in leafy coverage.
Appalachian forests fall under Trump’s logging plans. In Tennessee, 500,000+ acres are at risk.
Forests in the Appalachian Mountains may soon see more logging due to new executive orders and the possible end of certain protections.
FWS proposes ‘endangered’ listing for fish endemic to Middle Tennessee
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services proposed to list the Barrens darter as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Nashville faces high heat risks this weekend
Dangerous heat will envelop Middle Tennessee this weekend. By Sunday, many areas could face temperatures high enough to trigger heat advisories.
Tennessee’s second-largest job sector could take hit under Trump tax bill
Tennessee faces one of the highest potential job losses in the nation under Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
Listen: Tennessee mines a lot of clay — and manufactures a lot of tile
Tennessee is one of the top clay mining states in the country, and where there is mining, there is often manufacturing.
Trump fires 3rd TVA board member since March
President Donald Trump fired TVA board member Beth Geer on Tuesday without citing a reason for the termination.
Trump megabill could make Tennessee electricity prices surge as early as next year
Analysts say the “big beautiful bill” will raise energy costs in Tennessee, threaten manufacturing jobs and increase planet-warming pollution.
TVA’s possible coal extensions unravel rationale given for new gas
The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering extending the life of its coal plants. Or, at least, that is what the utility is saying publicly.
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