Feb 26 Environment Battered and flooded by increasingly severe weather, Kentucky and Tennessee have a big difference in forecasting Meteorologists in Kentucky rely on a 76-station “mesonet” for weather data while their counterparts are left partly flying blind. By James Bruggers, InsideClimate News and Caroline Eggers, WPLN Feb 26 Environment Battered by weather, Kentucky and Tennessee have a big difference in forecasting James Bruggers, InsideClimate News and Caroline Eggers, WPLN
Mar 27 Health Gov. Beshear Tells Kentuckians Not To Travel To Tennessee Gov. Andy Beshear is telling Kentuckians to stay out of Tennessee, a state he says is not taking the same aggressive steps against COVID-19. By Jess Clark Mar 27 Health Gov. Beshear Tells Kentuckians Not To Travel To Tennessee Jess Clark
Mar 3 Community Updates: Death Toll In Middle Tennessee Rises To 22 In The Aftermath Of Tornadoes Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said 22 people are dead after tornadoes and severe storms caused havoc throughout the region. By WPLN News Staff Mar 3 Community Death Toll In Middle Tenn. Rises To 22 In The Aftermath Of Tornadoes WPLN News Staff
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Environment For Earth Day, Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest And Streams The property, which is on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is intended to preserve a wildlife corridor in the Appalachian Mountains. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Environment Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 6 Environment Amendment Ruins Tennessee Bill to Ban Mountaintop Removal, Sponsor Says A measure in the Tennessee Senate to ban mountaintop removal coal mining in the state has hit a roadblock. The original Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act would have prohibited new mining permits from removing the ridgelines of mountains above 2,000 feet. But an amendment has changed the intent of the bill, and the bill’s lead […] By Erica Peterson Mar 6 Environment Amendment Ruins Tennessee Bill to Ban Mountaintop Removal, Sponsor Says Erica Peterson
Mar 11 Environment EPA Will Regulate, Inspect Coal Ash Ponds The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it plans to develop regulations for managing coal waste. The news comes a little less than three months after a coal ash spill in Tennessee buried more than 300 acres under ashy sludge, polluted nearby rivers, killed fish, and destroyed homes. By Kristin Espeland Mar 11 Environment EPA Will Regulate, Inspect Coal Ash Ponds Kristin Espeland
Feb 2 Local News Delta Queen to Moor in Tennessee as Hotel Despite attempts to keep her sailing, the Delta Queen will soon take her final trip. She’s headed to Chattanooga, where a new caretaker will permanently dock her and turn the vessel into a floating hotel. By Kristin Espeland Feb 2 Local News Delta Queen to Moor in Tennessee as Hotel Kristin Espeland