TN: Environmental Justice
TN groups monitoring soot pollution pleased by new EPA standards
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stronger air quality standards for soot pollution and one regional organization said it is a step in…
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…
Report: Major TN utility lags in clean energy transition
A report by the Sierra Club rates utility companies for what they say they are doing to transition to cleaner energy sources, compared to what they …
TN group takes up nuclear weapons prohibition at UN meeting
A Knoxville group of concerned citizens will head next month to an international meeting at United Nations headquarters in New York. Their focus is …
TN Groups Call To Action for TVA Pivot To Clean Energy
Environmental groups in Tennessee have an urgent call to action for the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut fossil-fuel emissions and replace their coal…
Groups Demand EPA Get Tough on ‘Dangerous’ Soot Pollution
In Tennessee and across the country, advocacy groups for clean air are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to do more to protect public health …
Two Decades of Roadless Rule Helped Fight Climate Change
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Roadless Rule became law 20 years ago today. The bedrock conservation policy halted commercial logging and the building of …
COVID Relief Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Reboot Economy
By David L. McCollum for The Conversation. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan/Tennessee News Service reporting for the Conversation-Public News …
TN Mom to EPA: Enforce Limits on Air Pollution; Kids' Health at Stake
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Nashville mother of two young girls is weighing in on an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to weaken rules that …
EPA Limits Scientific Studies as It Considers Reducing Coal-Ash Rules
KINGSTON, Tenn. — Tennessee knows more than most states the impact coal ash can have on a community - having been home to a coal fly ash slurry …
TN Groups Sue Feds Over Treatment of Cherokee Forest
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Covering more than 650,000 acres, the Cherokee National Forest is one of Tennessee's many crown jewels for outdoor …
Earth Day: Climate Activists Demand Full Bench on High Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As Earth Day events are held throughout Tennessee today, residents concerned about the effects of climate change and …