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Meet the 22-year-old from Tennessee who founded an environmental Instagram with 800K followers

Caroline Eggers

September 23, 2023

When the pandemic hit, Ashley Barrientos was a freshman at Middle Tennessee State University. Her worldview, at just 19 years old, was rapidly evolving.  “I started to see a lot of the cracks in the systems,” Barrientos said. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News

Mayor Cooper drops a plan for adapting to climate change on his way out the door

Caroline Eggers

September 21, 2023

Soon after taking office, Mayor John Cooper signed the Global Covenant of Mayors, committing the city to creating plans to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, earthquake, flood, heat, landslide, tornado, winter storm

The special session failed to yield gun reform. Now Tennessee democrats are looking to a new federal office for support.

Paige Pfleger

September 21, 2023

Democratic senators and representatives from Tennessee will be present Friday at the White House when President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new office on gun violence prevention.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Covenant School, gun reform, gun violence, Joe Biden, special session

Allison Russell wants to make waves

jewly hight

September 20, 2023

With her last album, the veteran musician broke through Americana’s boundaries. Now she’s trying to make sure the door stays open.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music

Tennessee political leaders weigh in on dispute over reproductive health care for military personnel

Blaise Gainey

September 19, 2023

Political battle lines are hardening over how military personnel get access to abortions.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Abortion, Bill Hagerty, Healthcare, John Ragan, Karen Camper, marsha blackburn, Military, Politics

Thousands of Tennessee patients will have to find new doctors if Cigna and HCA can’t strike a deal this month

Catherine Sweeney

September 19, 2023

HCA sign

The insurance company that covers thousands of Metro employees could soon go out of network with one of the largest hospital systems in the state.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Cigna, HCA, HCA TriStar, health insurance, John Cooper

Tennessee shorted TSU by more than $2B according to analysis from the Biden administration

Alexis Marshall

September 19, 2023

Tennessee State University received $2.1 billion dollars less than it should have between 1987 and 2020, according to a federal analysis.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Gov. Bill Lee, HBCU, State Comptroller, Tennessee State University, TSU

Tennessee has already beaten its annual record for billion-dollar disasters. Did you notice?

Caroline Eggers

September 18, 2023

downed tree Tennessee storm

While Tennessee has seen deadly floods, ice storms and lingering droughts in recent years, wind was the source of destruction for every disaster in 2023.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: severe weather, tornado, windstorm

What’s next for Freddie O’Connell, Nashville’s new mayor

Char Daston

September 15, 2023

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In a landslide, Freddie O’Connell has won the runoff election for mayor of Nashville with 64% of the vote. Runoff elections for Metro Council seats and a special election for the state representative in District 51 have also concluded. Catch up with WPLN’s election night coverage here.

Filed Under: Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, Freddie O'Connell, Nashville mayoral race, Nashville Metro Council, Runoff 2023

Nashvillians will ‘March to End Fossil Fuels’ this Sunday

Caroline Eggers

September 15, 2023

Earth is heating up, because humans continue to burn fossil fuels. In the last decade, the use of oil, coal and gas accounted for as much as 86% of the global warming fueling fires and floods.  The U.S. can transition all electricity to renewable and nuclear sources by 2035, and buildings and most vehicles can […]

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, fossil fuels, protest, renewable energy, Tennessee Valley Authority

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