Tennessee Counties, Cities Receive $38M In Federal Funds For Water Infrastructure Improvements
Six Tennessee Counties Are Receiving Federal Grants That Add Up To Nearly $38 Million For Water Infrastructure.
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Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Chattanooga Gets $19 Million Loan For Water Improvements
Gov. Bill Lee And Commissioner David Salyers Of The Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation Announced A $19 Million Loan For The City Of Chattanooga To Improve Water Infrastructure.
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Davidson County May Join Surrounding Counties In Ending Emissions Testing
Kevin Rhoten, Metro Councilman (District 14), Filed A Resolution On Tuesday To End Emissions Testing In Davidson County, Following The Lead Of Several Surrounding Counties.
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Hamilton County Vehicle Emissions Testing To End In 2022
TDEC Announced Yesterday That Vehicle Emissions Testing In Five Tennessee Counties Will End On Jan. 14, 2022 Now That The EPA Has Approved A Revision To The State’s Air Quality Plan.
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Cumberland Mountain State Park Unveils Restored Historic Cabins
Tennessee State Park Officials Unveiled Eleven Recently Restored Historic Cabins Located In Cumberland Mountain State Park. The Cabins Were Originally Built During The Great Depression By The Civilian Conservation Corps. Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton And Senator Paul Bailey Both Attended The Rededication Ceremony.
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Tennessee General Assembly Approves $1 Million for Coal Industry
TN Legislators Passed A Bill That Will Allow The State To Regain Control Of A Coal Industry That Has Been Seriously Lacking In Production In Recent Years. Initial Agreements Showed That Oversight Of The Industry Would Come At No Cost To The State, But The New Bill Will Leave Tennessee Paying Nearly $1 Million Per Year.
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Should Tennessee Taxpayers Prop up a Dying Industry?
Tennessee’s Coal Mining Industry Has Declined In Both Production And Jobs By Over 80% In The Last Decade. In 2010, The Coal Industry Supported Nearly 550 Tennessee Jobs Each Quarter. In 2018, That Number Dropped Below 100. New And Continuing Permit Applications Have Dropped Precipitously In Recent Years As Demand For Tennessee’s Particular Type Of Coal Has Dwindled. Until The Primacy Act Is Repealed, Tennessee Taxpayers Will Be Propping Up An Unnecessary Program – To The Tune Of $2.5 Million Before 2025 – To Benefit A Shockingly Small Number Of Individuals.
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Dems Funnel Funds into Tennessee Renewable Energy Projects Amid Reports of Rising Need for Reliable Fuels
The Amount Of Energy Used To Produce One Dollar Of GDP In Tennessee Is Slightly Greater Than The Median Of Other States. This Indicates Tennessee May Need To Determine Their Own Best Practices, Despite What Other States Are Doing.
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Tennessee To Set Up Electric Car Stations Across The State
There Were 11,000+ Electric Cars Registered In Tennessee At The End Of 2020. These Extra Charging Stations Should Give Motorists Who Use Electric Vehicles Plenty Of Places To Charge, Without Having To Worry About Where The Next Station Will Be.
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Stay Home Orders Lead To Record Number Of Campers Across Tennessee
During the 2020 pandemic, stay home orders meant many people were confined to their houses, but many others ‘stayed home’ in campers, tents, and more.
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