Nashville experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, breaking the record set in 2023.
Gray bats are flourishing in a Tennessee cave thanks to one simple conservation trick
Bat populations have been on the decline in the U.S. for decades. But the grey bat has been making a major comeback in Tennessee.
Monarch butterflies are threatened with extinction. Here’s how Tennessee is helping.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now proposing federal protections for the iconic butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.
Nashville sets record for latest ‘first freeze’
The new record for Nashville was set on Friday, Nov. 29, two days later than the previous record. The city dropped to 31 degrees that night.
Tennessee now has 2,000 public EV chargers
Tennessee has been trailing the national average for electric vehicle purchases and charging infrastructure, but that could change.
TVA 2020 v. 2030: Why the nation’s largest public utility is not getting cleaner
The Tennessee Valley Authority is still extremely reliant on fossil fuel sources, while others say they could opt for cleaner energy production now.
Maryam Abolfazli encourages hope, love in time of ‘bitter anger’
Nashville and Middle Tennessee residents squeezed into Henrietta Red in Germantown Tuesday night to celebrate the campaign of Democratic candidate Maryam Abolfazli, who ran for the 5th Congressional seat. Despite her loss, which was announced by the Associated Press before 9 p.m., the atmosphere was quite cheerful at the gathering. Abolfazli later explained that she […]
How Biden affected TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a unique utility. It’s one of the biggest in the nation, serving 10 million people, yet it’s also public. The utility is owned by the federal government and shaped by U.S. presidents — including, most recently, Joe Biden.
Wetlands lessen floods. Tennessee lawmakers plan to erode the regulations that protect them.
State lawmakers proposed a bill to remove protections on more than half of Tennessee’s wetlands. That bill was defeated, but another could be coming.
Landslides crushed roads and structures after Helene. Geologists have mapped more than 500.
The remnants of Hurricane Helene triggered flooding that caused landslides across Appalachia last month.
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM