Nashville sits on limestone. This geology creates unique challenges for the city, and it is often neglected — or misunderstood — in conversations about development and climate change.
Nashville nights have been sizzling, too, as the city hits 90 degrees 30 days in a row
Summer nights have been extremely hot in Nashville. In the last two weeks, the average low temperature was nearly 76 degrees — roughly the city’s average high temperature in May.
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.
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.
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.
Listen: A Tennessee researcher helped author the last, now-threatened National Climate Assessment
Earth is nearing critical thresholds with record heat. But scientific data on how warming will impact the people, environment and economy in the U.S. may become harder to access.
Tennessee has seen 100+ ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980. NOAA will no longer document them.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it will no longer track the nation’s costliest storms.
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and other states in early April and made it more likely to occur. That’s according to an analysis from the World Weather Attribution group of scientists.
Trump grants TVA ‘exemption’ to air pollution regulations for coal
In late March, the Trump administration made a unique offer to power providers: send an email and get out of federal pollution restrictions. The Tennessee Valley Authority quickly signed up.
‘We’re at the start of Manhattan Project 2’: U.S. energy secretary visits Oak Ridge
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Friday that his department will move to promote the development of nuclear energy there, primarily with the intent to fuel advancements in artificial intelligence technologies.
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