November 10, 2015
On November 5, 2015, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued a public notice starting a 30-day public comment period for a proposed consent decree that would resolve issues related to nutrient pollution in Pigeon Roost
September 30, 2015
Today, EPA issued final effluent limitations guidelines to control the discharge of toxic pollutants from the steam electric point source category. For the first time, these national rules set a minimum floor of technology required to remove
September 29, 2015
Sept. 29, 2015 – The Tennessee Clean Water Network, the US Department of Defense, and BAE Systems Ordnance Systems, Inc. have signed a consent decree that will greatly reduce the level of RDX pollution in the Holston
September 9, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TCWN Water Bottle Refill Station on Market Square Dedicated
September 9, 2015 – Representatives from the Tennessee Clean Water Network, the City of Knoxville and PetSafe today took a ceremonial first pour to dedicate
June 30, 2015
Contact:
Stephanie Durman, TCWN General Counsel, 865-244-5121
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Victory For Clean Water In Madisonville and the Tellico Reservoir
June 30, 2015 – After years of permit violations and pollution of Bat Creek, a tributary
May 6, 2015
TCWN Report Documents Lack of TDEC Enforcement of Clean Water Laws
May 6, 2015 – A biennial report released today by the Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) shows that surface water enforcement orders by the Tennessee Department
May 4, 2015
Contact:
Stephanie Durman, TCWN General Counsel, 865-244-5121
Jane Davenport, Defenders Senior Staff Attorney, 202-772-3274
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Citizen Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Fish from Strip Mining Pollution
May 4, 2015 –Today, four citizen groups filed suit
April 7, 2015
Holston River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2015
Two rivers in Tennessee listed as Most Endangered this year
APRIL 7, 2015
Contact:
Erin McCombs, American Rivers, (828) 649-7887
Renee Hoyos, Tennessee Clean Water Network, (865) 607-6618
April 6, 2015
The state of Tennessee would seek to reassume responsibility for regulating coal mining after more than three decades of federal oversight under a bill advancing through the Legislature.
Tennessee is the only coal-producing state that has
March 12, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
Stephanie Ann Durman, General Counsel, TCWN, 865-244-5121, [email protected]
Heather Davis, Communications Coordinator, Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment, 865-456-9070 [email protected]
Axel C. Ringe, Conservation Chair, Tennessee Chapter Sierra Club, 865-397-1840 [email protected]
Citizen Groups Unite