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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