Water demand in the Nashville area has been high lately — so high, in fact, that Metro Water Services set a new record for hourly demand earlier this month. Now, officials are asking people with automated sprinklers to rethink their scheduling.
No shade: Half of Nashville’s parks have less than 33% tree canopy cover
“Every kid should have a shaded, pleasant place to play in the summer, especially in a wealthy city,” says Chris Leonard with the Nashville Tree Conservation Corps. A study by the group finds many of Nashville’s parks lack shade.
The body of the last victim of Hurricane Helene in Tennessee has been found, 2 years later
Authorities have located the remains of the final missing Tennessee victim of Hurricane Helene. Nancy Tucker disappeared with her husband, Jimmy, when flooding from the Nolichucky River destroyed their home in 2024.
Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ payout continues to fund EV charging in Tennessee
The state is offering a rebate for electric vehicle charging at apartments and multi-family homes. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation set up the new rebate program with funding from the automaker Volkswagen, as part of a decade-old settlement.
TVA broke law in building Kingston gas plant, court ruling finds
The Tennessee Valley Authority committed to spending billions of dollars on gas infrastructure next to its Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County years before formally deciding to build it. The decision-making process also had “fundamental” errors that violated federal law, the court found.
Fusion power inches closer as Tennessee issues nation’s first license for ‘stellarator’ machine
A race toward a century-old dream of near-infinite energy from fusion is heating up across the U.S., and Tennessee just took one step forward.
Fishermen reeling in results under ‘experimental’ program combating Asian carp
Under a state program, some Kentucky commercial fishermen are using “experimental” tools and methods to capture thousands of pounds of Asian Carp at a time. One western Kentucky fishing crew is seeing results.
Heat kills 125 people in Tennessee each year, analysis finds
Tennessee faces another dangerous heatwave. It arrives as an investigation finds the state likely has five times more heat-related deaths than counted in official tallies.
Noise pollution from data centers is coming. The gas-powered xAI model is spreading
Noise pollution may be reaching dangerous levels for residents near the Memphis-Mississippi border. This area of split governance is the home of Elon Musk’s xAI data center campus.
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