The remnants of Hurricane Helene triggered flooding that caused landslides across Appalachia last month.
Tennessee’s ‘high hazard’ dams lack current emergency plans, flood mapping
Multiple dams in East Tennessee reached their highest peaks during recent severe floods, prompting evacuations and anxiety over potential failures.
Tennessee officials are worried about wetlands. Here’s why.
Earlier this year, the state legislature considered a developer-backed bill to remove regulations on more than half of Tennessee’s wetlands.
Wetlands have some protections in Tennessee. The state legislature might remove them.
Wetlands weave between land and water, connecting invisible threads in nature while teeming with plants and wildlife. These spongy soils absorb floodwaters and are considered among the most biodiverse habitats on Earth — and the most vulnerable.
Dirt is key to understanding Tennessee’s environmental disasters in 2022. Let’s talk about it.
In 2022, soil was a key factor in all of Tennessee’s environmental disasters.
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