TN: Toxics
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…
Report: PFAS chemicals contaminate TN rivers, lakes
The latest research reveals alarming levels of contamination in northeastern Tennessee waterways, by the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl …
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…
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 Group Fights Y-12 Nuclear Weapon Expansion in Oak Ridge
An environmental group in Knoxville wants to stop construction at the Uranium Processing Facility, part of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak …
TN Groups Fight Nuclear Processing Expansion in Erwin
Environmental groups want to stop the Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin, Tennessee, from refining highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons…
Officials Take Comment on Tennessee Drinking Water Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comments on its proposed new drinking water regulations. The agency announced plans to …
Experts to Gather in TN at First National Stream-Restoration Conference
Water experts will gather next week in Nashville to talk about the state of stream restoration, at the first national stream restoration conference…
EPA Green-Lights Cleanup of TN Superfund Site
Tennessee soon will receive federal funding to clean up a 260-acre toxic-waste site in Shelby County. The Environmental Protection Agency recently …
Group Worries about Future Coal-Ash Protections
KENSINGTON, Tenn. - Not long after the 10-year anniversary of the largest coal-ash spill in U.S. history, parents across Tennessee are among those …
Easement of Fuel Standards Could Come at Cost to TN Consumers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Thursday, the EPA announced a proposed rule that would freeze fuel-efficiency standards to hold them to 2020 levels…