The Duck River watershed will be protected from landfill development, marking a bipartisan conservation outcome.
NashVillager Podcast: Downstream problems
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.
Wetlands across Tennessee may soon be open for construction.
TN passes $60 billion budget, slashes money for starter homes, boosts funding for state AG
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?
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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