Nashville continues to fall behind in a national assessment of city parks systems created by the Trust for Public Land. This year, the city dropped from 86 down to 93 on a list of the 100 most populous cities in the United States.
Nashville rainstorms are getting wetter. How much? 12% wetter in the past five decades.
From a basic perspective, more rain can mean more flooding. But the science of how climate change affects flooding is a little more complex.
TVA proposes gas plant, 122-mile pipeline for notorious Kingston site
Months after the Tennessee Valley Authority committed to building a gas plant and pipeline in Middle Tennessee, the federal utility is proposing another 1.5-gigawatt fossil fuel project in East Tennessee.
Climate change is shifting what plants — and pests — can thrive in Nashville
Climate change is shifting plant hardiness zones north. In Tennessee, some plants will fare better.
The Tennessee legislature blocked climate action this year — again. And other environmental bills you may have missed.
While some states are confronting climate change head on, Tennessee has been blocking actions that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Chemical weapons were buried decades ago along the Duck River. Now a company wants to dig a landfill.
Tennesseans throw away more than 2,000 pounds of trash, on average, every year, and the dumping grounds for this waste are shrinking. Some companies are trying to make a profit with new facilities.
Tennessee raises felony charge for ‘interfering’ with oil and gas pipeline projects
In the past four years, Tennessee has passed multiple laws aimed to protect fossil fuel projects from community challenges, like the law that preempts local governments from blocking fossil fuel projects, or the one that allows the state to boycott banks that divest from fossil fuels.
Karst, small streams and many Tennessee wetlands will continue unprotected following latest ‘WOTUS’ lawsuit
A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration’s new rule aimed to define which of the nation’s waterways need protection.
‘Whiskey fungus’ is covering this Tennessee town. Jack Daniel’s ethanol pollution is to blame.
Two hours south of Nashville, black mold is spreading. Playground swings look gunky. Road signs are unreadable. Trees are dying. This is the scene unfolding in Mulberry, a small town in Lincoln County that borders the sprawling Jack Daniel’s whiskey operation — the food source for an alcohol-loving mold dubbed “whiskey fungus.”
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