We don’t know how much PFAS is in Tennessee because we have limited data, but state testing and a new EPA requirement may soon give us a better idea.
The Supreme Court just made climate action harder, but a Vanderbilt lawyer warns against ‘doomism’
The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling on Thursday, severely limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s options to reduce climate pollution from power plants.
Nashville gets three air quality alerts during ozone-promoting heat wave
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued four air quality alerts for elevated ozone pollution this week during an especially hot heat wave. Nashville just hit 100 degrees Wednesday for the first time in a decade.
Tennessee was ‘ground zero’ for coal ash pollution. Now, EPA is promising cleanups.
In 2008, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant dumped 5.4 million cubic yards, or 1 billion gallons, of coal ash slurry into the local environment.
Alexander Slams EPA For ‘Regulating Mud Puddles’ While Defending His Own Votes For Coal Regulation
Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander worked the words “regulating mud puddles” into nearly every answer at a candidate forum hosted by the Farm Bureau. He’s referring to new rules under the Clean Water Act governing navigable waterways. Mud puddles have become one of his most-used jabs at the White House during his reelection campaign.
Hot, Dry Weather Ramps Up Air Alerts
Saturday marked the thirteenth air quality alert for the Nashville area due to higher temperatures and dry weather conditions.
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