Power plants, an oil refinery and a chemical plant are among Tennessee’s top climate polluters. If Elon Musk’s sprawling xAI data center campus in Memphis were included in that lineup, it would rank second.
Nashville’s data center ordinance lost a key environmental safeguard. What you need to know
Nashville’s city council will consider finalizing new legislation on Tuesday to regulate data centers, but a key environmental safeguard was stripped out earlier this month, with potentially serious consequences for public health and the environment.
Tennessee’s air pollution is about to get worse. TVA’s fossil fuel lawsuit explained
The Southern Environmental Law Center is set to sue the Tennessee Valley Authority for plans to run a coal plant and a gas plant on the same property near Clarksville.
Tennessee communities are blocking data centers. Nashville could be next.
Tennessee communities are passing temporary bans on new data centers amid a construction boom and widespread backlash. Since the fall, nine cities and counties have passed moratoriums on construction, and five were approved just in the past few weeks.
Tennessee ranks worst in the nation for solar and wind. Why?
Tennessee ranks last in the nation for solar, wind and geothermal energy. The state produced the equivalent of 1% of the electricity it uses from solar last year, according to a new report from advocacy group Environment America.
Tennessee’s biggest coal ash site is polluting water. TVA plans to make it permanent
Tennessee’s largest coal ash site could become a permanent source of pollution near the Cumberland River.
Elon Musk’s xAI, pollution and data centers — what you need to know about a Tennessee bill
Data centers are popping up, causing concerns about electricity use, and prompting a question: Should data centers be able to produce their own power?
Small towns in Tennessee join ‘No Kings’ protests
The third series of “No Kings” events protesting the Trump administration included about 40 locations across Tennessee.
Fossil fuel companies will be shielded from climate lawsuits in Tennessee
Tennessee is moving to block climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies.
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