TN: Nuclear Waste
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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) …
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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-…
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 …