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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

TN: Nuclear Waste

Data show Oak Ridge residents pay $2.67 million in taxes toward nuclear weapons programs. (fizkes/Adobe Stock)
Alliance: 'Skyrocketing' Y-12 facility costs affect TN taxpayers

A Knoxville-based environmental group is voicing concerns over what it sees as an increasing financial strain imposed on taxpayers by nuclear weapons …

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Y12 annually hosts female high school students as part of a program called
Lawsuit probes EPA decision in allowing Oak Ridge landfill

Environmental groups in Tennessee will soon learn more about the approval process behind a radioactive waste landfill which has been processing and st…

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According to the U.S. Dept. of Energy, the Y12 complex has about 4,500 employees and another 2,000 contractors. (Enzo/Adobe Stock)
Alliance sounds alarm on contamination in Oak Ridge

A Knoxville-based environmental group is voicing health and safety concerns about the development of a landfill for radioactive waste from the Y12 Ura…

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The Alpha Track Calutron at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tenn., was used for uranium enrichment during the Manhattan Project. (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
A New Destination for Oak Ridge Nuclear Waste?

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Nuclear waste from Oak Ridge could have a new destination. A bill may come up for a U.S. House vote this month that revives …

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The cooling towers of Watts Bar 1, which was completed in 1996. TVA recently received the operating license for Watts Bar 2. Credit: TVA.
Concern Over Old Design of New TVA Nuclear Plant

SPRING CITY, Tenn. – A Tennessee nuclear reactor more than 40 years in the making now has its operating license from the U.S. Nuclear …

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission opted to cancel the cancer study of communities near U.S. nuclear facilities. Credit: public domain/wikimedia commons
Health Study of Tennessee Nuclear Fuel Plant Halted by Feds

ERWIN, Tenn. – The federal government is canceling a study of cancer risks near U.S. nuclear facilities, including Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) …

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PHOTO: The Tennessee Wilderness Act would protect 20,000 acres in the Cherokee National Forest and create the state's first new wilderness area since 1986. CREDIT: Aaron Headley
Tennessee Celebrates Earth Day With Push for Wilderness Act

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – This coming Monday will mark the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, and a number of events are planned across Tennessee in the …

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PHOTO: Wind turbines on Buffalo Mountain in East Tennessee. The Center for Rural Affairs says there need to be more high voltage lines in the U.S. to move wind-generated electricity. CREDIT: TVA Web Team
Getting More Wind Power on the Grid in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There is a treasure trove of renewable energy in the U.S., but the obstacles and barriers to getting it on the grid are many…

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PHOTO: Plans for road construction have landed Goforth Creek Canyon on this year's list of the most endangered places in the South. CREDIT: Sam Evans SELC
Goforth Creek Canyon: A Most Endangered Place

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A new list of the top 10 places in the South that are facing immediate and potentially irreparable threats includes two areas of …

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Environmental Health Risks: Not Just Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent report delivered to President Obama by a special panel appointed by President Bush warned that the risk of cancer from …

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Peace Walk From Tennessee to the U-N

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - People from around the world will converge at the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee tomorrow to begin a 700-…

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Ample Rain Keeps the Green Power Switch On

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Above-normal rainfall amounts for two years have provided sufficient runoff for the Tennessee Valley Authority's 29 dams to …

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