Developer-Backed Bill To End Wetlands Protections Shelved By Tennessee Senate

A Controversial Bill To Roll Back Protections On More Than 430,000 Acres Of Wetlands In Tennessee Has Been Effectively Defeated, With A Senate Committee Voting Wednesday To Send The Measure To A Legislative Study Session Over The Summer.

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Slavery And Racism Blamed For “Climate Change” In The South, Tennessee To Create Inventory Of Climate “Offenders”

Slavery And Racism Are Being Blamed For Climate Change In The South, According To The Fifth National Climate Assessment And Tennessee Will Create An Inventory Of Its Biggest Climate “Offenders” After Having Been Allocated $3 Million In Grants From The EPA. TDEC Has Until November 30th To Submit An Initial Inventory Of Sources Of Climate Pollution And The Public Has Until Tomorrow, Wednesday 29th, 2023 To Provide Feedback In A Survey.

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Anderson County Nuclear Site Gains $13.5M From State, Feds For Cleanup

An East Tennessee Site That Has Been Contaminated For About 50 Years With Radioactive Waste Is Set To Be Cleaned Up With About $13.5 Million In State And Federal Funding.

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Tennessee Grants $16.5M In Low-Interest Water Infrastructure Loans

Tennessee Has Agreed To Send Four Loans Worth $16.5 Million To Municipalities In The State For Water Infrastructure As Part Of The State’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program.

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Tennessee Assigns $63M In Federal Funding For Water Infrastructure Grants

Tennessee Will Be Sending $63 Million In Federal Funds To 20 Different Water Infrastructure Projects. The Funds Are Part Of $3.7 Billion In American Rescue Plan Funds Sent To The State.

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Tennessee Sues PFAS Manufacturers Over ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination

Tennessee Is Suing Companies Such As 3M, DuPont And Chemours Stating That The Companies Knowingly Distributed Forever Chemicals That Are Damaging To The Environment And Water Supply In Tennessee.

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Electric Vehicle Industry Expands In Tennessee

Dongwha Electrolyte, 6K Energy, Tritium, And Ultium Have All Recently Released Plans To Increase Business With The State, Working Alongside Car Manufacturers Nissan, GM, And Ford To Increase The Production Of Electric Vehicles.

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