The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has mapped polluted waterways across the state. Tennessee boasts about 60,000 miles of streams and rivers, along with 29 reservoir lakes. The state agency has been monitoring their water quality for decades and periodically releases new data.
Tennessee is in drought for the 5th year in a row
Drought covered 98% of the state this week, with 80% of the land meeting the qualifications for “moderate drought.”
The ‘coolest thing’ made in Tennessee? An electric truck that hauls trash
Trash and recycling pickup may soon become cleaner and safer. A company specialized in work vehicles plans to manufacture fully electric refuse trucks in Tennessee.
Wetlands lost protections in Tennessee. Citizens can help keep developers accountable
The legislature passed a new law to cut protections on vulnerable wetlands — a type called isolated wetlands, which are connected to surface waterways like creeks and rivers through groundwater or ephemeral streams.
Oak Ridge scientists invent underwater X-ray machine
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a portable device to see through metal while underwater. It’s a new invention that earned them an R&D 100 award, one of the most prestigious nods in engineering.
Boring Company president appears ‘flippant’ on Nashville’s water, geology and construction safety, official warns
The Boring Company president Steve Davis repeated boastful assertions about a planned tunnel system underneath Nashville for nearly two hours during a virtual town hall on Monday night.
Tennessee has 60 data centers. Nashville probably has more than you think.
Tennessee has 60 data centers, and more than a third of them are located in the greater Nashville area.
Tennessee sees 8 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in first half of 2025
In just four months, Tennessee experienced eight disasters that caused more than $1 billion in damage. Each event was considered a “severe storm,” defined as thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, damaging winds or large hail.
Tennessee protected 7,400 acres of ‘river swamp.’ The public will be able to visit.
The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee and partners acquired 7,400 acres of bottomland hardwood forest along the Hatchie River.
How Tennessee became home to North America’s only freshwater pearl farm
For thousands of years, pearls have been a prized gemstone used to craft jewelry and other adornments. But North America has just one freshwater pearl farm that cultivates the shiny objects, located at Kentucky Lake in western Tennessee.
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