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‘We’re at the start of Manhattan Project 2’: U.S. energy secretary visits Oak Ridge

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

March 3, 2025

Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Friday that his department will move to promote the development of nuclear energy there, primarily with the intent to fuel advancements in artificial intelligence technologies.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Hagerty, climate, climate change, Department of Energy, nuclear energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, WUOT

Two dead, three injured after tornadoes strike Tennessee

By Pierce Gentry, WUOT

February 7, 2025

Two people are dead and three others are injured after an EF2 tornado struck portions of Morgan County on Thursday night, weaving a path of destruction in the rural communities of Deer Lodge and Sunbright.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, East Tennessee, severe weather, tornado, WUOT

Unicoi County Animal Shelter faces a long road to full recovery

By Jacqui Sieber, WUOT

November 18, 2024

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Shelter director Cody Walker says that it could take at least one year until the shelter is fully restored.

Filed Under: Business, Environment Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, East Tennessee, Extreme weather, Flooding, Hurricane Helene, severe weather, WUOT

‘I’ve never seen water rage like that’: East Tennessee residents reeling in aftermath of Helene

By Jacqui Sieber, WUOTandPierce Gentry, WUOT

October 1, 2024

Nearly 10,000 homes in Tennessee’s Greene County remain without access to tap water after record floodwaters wrought by remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed the county’s main water supply over the weekend.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Extreme weather, Hurricane Helene, severe weather, WUOT

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