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geology

Will the Boring Company be tunneling blind? Only a few rock samples are planned.

By Caroline Eggers

September 14, 2025

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has begun construction on a planned tunnel between downtown Nashville and the airport. Last Tuesday afternoon, the company dug underground at its worksite on Rosa Parks Boulevard for a future utility pole.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: geology, karst, sinkholes, The Boring Company, tunnel

Nashville’s geology has been misunderstood in tunneling talks — including by a Boring Company executive

By Caroline Eggers

August 12, 2025

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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.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, Elon Musk, geology, sinkholes, The Boring Company, tunnel

Middle Tennessee’s largest forest is part of Nashville. Citizens want protection.

By Caroline Eggers

June 14, 2023

Before Nashville finalizes its annual budget this month, citizens are demanding one new line item: funding for Middle Tennessee’s largest contiguous forest, which is in the Highland Rim.

Filed Under: Environment, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: beaman park, geology, highland rim, Radnor Lake State Park, trees, Warner Parks, Whites Creek

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