Judy Murray, who has led an inspired life dedicated to conservation in Southern Appalachia, has been named winner of the 2022 Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is part of the annual Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $750,000 for Tennessee Tire Recycling (TTR) in Lebanon from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. TTR, a division of Rockwood Sustainable Solutions, will …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $461,610 for Memphis Tire Recyclers LLC from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. Memphis Tire Recyclers will provide matching funds of $461,610 to implement …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $1 million for Crumb Rubber Manufacturers Co. (CRM) of Tullahoma from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. CRM will provide matching funds of $4,326,617 and …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $78,723 for the Hands-On Science Center of Tullahoma from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. The Hands-On Science Center will provide matching funds of $21, …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a grant of $53,750 for Montgomery Bell State Park from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. The park will provide matching funds of $200,000 from a Recreation Trails …
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner David Salyers today announced the appointment of Greer Tidwell Jr. as deputy commissioner for the department’s Bureau of Parks and Conservation. Tidwell has more than three decades of …
State officials today opened the new 91-guestroom Lodge at Paris Landing, an attraction featuring a full-service restaurant and lounge, with indoor and outdoor dining, and conference spaces to serve both business meetings and social functions at Paris …
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | 09:30am Hiwassee/Ocoee Scenic River State Park invites all military veterans to raft down the Ocoee free of charge Monday, July 4 and their family members will get 50 percent off regular rafting fees. Tennessee State Parks are …
Gov. Bill Lee and Commissioner David Salyers of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced an $88,500 loan for the Town of Trezevant to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of seven approved by the Tennessee …
Gov. Bill Lee and Commissioner David Salyers of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a $1.76 million loan for the Town of Smyrna to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of seven approved by the Tennessee …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced five loans totaling $1.8 million for the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority to improve water …
Dr. Morgan Smith of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga will give a virtual lecture on submerged archaeological sites in Tennessee on Thursday, July 21 at 6 p.m. (CDT). The lecture is part of a monthly series of speakers including researchers, resource …
Friday, June 17, 2022 | 10:36am Tennessee State Parks officials today announced the bridge across Lake Placid at Chickasaw State Park will be named the Joe Armour Memorial Bridge honoring the former park superintendent. Armour, who was superintendent from …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a precautionary fish consumption advisory due to mercury on Dale Hollow Reservoir in Clay, Pickett, and Overton counties. In the fall of 2019 and spring of 2021, TDEC and the …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a precautionary fish consumption advisory due to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on Cheatham Reservoir in Davidson County. In 2020 and 2021, TDEC collected fish from Cheatham …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced a precautionary fish consumption advisory due to mercury on Center Hill Reservoir in Dekalb and Putnam counties. In 2021, TDEC and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced the winners of the 2022 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. The winners will be formally recognized at an awards …
Officials from Tennessee State Parks, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), and local leaders today cut the ribbon on a new hard-surface walking and biking trail over 2.5 miles long – made from rubber crumbs derived from tires – at T.O. Fuller …
Officials of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Department of General Services (DGS) held a grand opening today for a new restaurant and visitors center at Henry Horton State Park. The 6,381-square-foot …
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