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5 mentions for outlet: KnoxNews.com
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Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, appointed to President Obama's White House task force on climate change, is educating herself on local climate impacts before advising the administration. The article discusses infrastructure vulnerabilities and the need for investment…
“If they are not taking measures to retrofit these plants, you can deduce that they will retire them”
“I think the clock is running against us. But I would appeal to people that this is not a partisan issue. It's not a political issue. It's a science issue. It's a human health and protect-our-environment issue. If you look at it through that lens, I think we can find common ground.”
Mayor Bill Haslam argues that Tennessee is positioned to become a major hub for solar energy manufacturing and deployment, citing new polycrystalline silicon facilities and Knoxville's designation as a DOE Solar America City. The op-ed outlines…
A study commissioned by environmental advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, links particle pollution from coal-fired power plants to over 950 deaths and 20,900 asthma attacks annually in Tennessee. SACE representative Valerie True…
