A new plan to protect and restore the waters of the Ohio River Basin recommends dozens of regional solutions to tackle interlinked environmental problems.
‘My skin is itching off of me’ — US Nitrogen downplays harm of chemical leaks, spills in Tennessee
A nitric acid plant in a rural corner of Greene County has leaked chemicals into the air and water several times in the last decade. Now US Nitrogen is under investigation by a federal watchdog.
Wetlands in Tennessee under threat as lawmaker proposes another bill to cut protections
If passed into law, the measure would benefit developers, making construction easier and cheaper on some Tennessee wetlands.
A Nashville painter reflects on scenes from the Stones River, an unsung tributary of the Cumberland
The Stones River is a stream that feeds into the Cumberland River in Nashville. It holds the J. Percy Priest Dam and winds along a popular greenway, but many people have never heard of it. A local artist wants to change that.
The latest ‘forever chemical’ PFAS lawsuit is coming from Tennessee
Manufacturers buried evidence of harm. Health studies flagged cancer risks. Citizens reported contamination. Then, states started suing.
Tennessee has 300 leaky, ‘orphaned’ oil and gas wells. A handful are about to be plugged for safety.
Abandoned gas wells — essentially deep holes in Earth’s crust that slowly spit out methane — will soon be capped in one of Tennessee’s federally-protected lands. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced funding Thursday to plug orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters.
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