NashVillager Podcast: Downstream problems By Nina CardonaJuly 24, 2025 Listen Should we dam the Duck River? Plus, the local news for July 24, 2025.
Isolated wetlands cover just 1.2% of Tennessee. But destroying them will have extensive impacts. By Caroline EggersApril 18, 2025 Wetlands across Tennessee may soon be open for construction.
TN passes $60 billion budget, slashes money for starter homes, boosts funding for state AG By Marianna BacallaoApril 16, 2025 The Tennessee General Assembly approved a $60 billion budget Wednesday, as federal funding cuts put a large portion of that money at risk.
If Nashville is blocked from using Middle Point landfill, what’s next? By Caroline EggersFebruary 13, 2025 The company that owns the landfill that receives most of Nashville’s trash wants to reject it. Here’s what that could mean.
Housing, childcare and conservation: TN Gov. Bill Lee unveils new priorities By Marianna BacallaoFebruary 10, 2025 During his annual State of the State address, Lee laid out next steps for his administration — and touted the results of a special session last month.
A small Tennessee town’s sewage system might be polluting the Duck River By Caroline EggersMay 21, 2024 For at least three years, the wastewater treatment plant in Chapel Hill has repeatedly violated state pollution limits for treated sewage discharges.
The Duck River is one of the most endangered rivers in U.S., report shows By Caroline EggersApril 16, 2024 The Duck River in Middle Tennessee has been named as one of the most threatened waterways in the U.S.
The Tennessee legislature blocked climate action this year — again. And other environmental bills you may have missed. By Caroline EggersApril 28, 2023 While some states are confronting climate change head on, Tennessee has been blocking actions that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tennessee can build a new landfill or expand Middle Point. A better option is to repurpose trash. By Caroline EggersApril 4, 2023 The Middle Point Landfill in Murfreesboro accepts waste from a third of Tennessee counties, including from Nashville, and officials have estimated that the dumping ground has as little as three years left – or maybe until the end of the decade.