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.
Al Gore talks climate crisis and solutions in Nashville
Former Vice President Al Gore’s message on the climate remains stark 20 years after his influential documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
Grasslands are vulnerable in the Appalachians. New research shows a path for conservation
The Cumberland Plateau’s ecology has been misunderstood. Conservations now have a plan to save its rare habitats.
Spring in Tennessee has been warm, dry and early
Spring in Tennessee has been warm, dry and early.
Nashville works to rebuild its urban forest after losing trees in winter storm
Nashville lost a lot of trees during an ice storm last winter. Now the city is trying to bring back what was lost.
Tennessee’s biodiverse Duck River wins protections against new landfills
The Duck River watershed will be protected from landfill development, marking a bipartisan conservation outcome.
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