Listen Nashville has added another mural to its growing street art scene, after French graffiti artist Blek Le Rat visited the city last week and left his mark.
TVA Facebook Contract Shows Solar Growth, But Environmentalists Say There’s A Catch
Listen TVA unveiled a new solar project this month that’s split across two sites in Tennessee and Alabama. It will provide over 300 megawatts of power to Facebook’s new data center in Huntsville.
Tennessee’s Law And Health Agencies Cracking Down On Hemp, While State Industry Expands
Listen Tennessee’s health and law enforcement agencies are starting to crack down on a product that is being promoted by farm officials — industrial hemp. Now, early investors in this expanding industry are realizing they might be violating the law, even though they thought they were in the clear.
Tennessee’s Law And Health Agencies Cracking Down On Hemp, While State Industry Expands
Listen Tennessee’s health and law enforcement agencies are starting to crack down on a product that is being promoted by farm officials — industrial hemp. Now, early investors in this expanding industry are realizing they might be violating the law, even though they thought they were in the clear.
Tennessee’s Next Governor: Bill Lee Says He’s Figuring Out His Agenda
Listen Gov.-elect Bill Lee says he’s got a lot of work to do. In his first press conference Wednesday, the businessman — who’s never before held public office — said he’s now figuring out his agenda.
Rare Execution By Electric Chair Carried Out In Tennessee
Listen Tennessee’s first execution by the electric chair in more than a decade was carried out Thursday night as planned. Edmund Zagorski was put to death at Riverbend Maximum Security Prison for a drug-related double murder in the mid-1980s. The rarely used electric chair appeared to function properly. There had been some concern about the […]
Environmental Lawyers Win A Legal Round Against TVA Over Gallatin Power Plant
Listen Lawyers are redoubling their efforts to get TVA to remove coal ash from an unlined pit on the Cumberland River. The Southern Environmental Law Center argues the utility is trying to get around federal Clean Water Act requirements and state regulations. There are two forms of litigation — federal and state — surrounding the Gallatin fossil […]
Third Time’s The Charm? Clarksville And Montgomery Vote Again On Government Merger
Listen Residents in the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County are voting on whether to consolidate their governments this election. It’s the third time since the 1980s this issue has come up for a vote.
Low-Income Students Still Struggle To Pay For College, Four Years After Tennessee Promise’s Start
Listen Tennessee has been praised for making community college more accessible by giving graduating high schoolers free tuition. But schools in the state have found the free college initiatives are not helping many of the lowest-income students, and some are trying to find ways to fill in the gaps.
Inspectors Find Safety And Leadership Concerns At TVA’s Gallatin Plant
Listen Gallatin Fossil Plant, one of several coal-fired power plants in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s network, has been cited for ineffective leadership and safety concerns. That comes from TVA’s Office of Inspector General, an independent arm that looked into the utility’s business operations and interviewed employees over a four-year period.
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