Just before Christmas in 2008 in the Tennessee town of Kingston, a pile of coal ash located near the Kingston Fossil Plant broke free and spread into the 300 acres surrounding the plant and eventually into the Emory River Channel. The six-story high pile of coal ash – residue from burning coal – had accumulated […]
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An alarming number of tons of textiles end up in landfills each year. That includes blankets, shoes, clothes, curtains, towels, and other fabric items In 2018, the EPA estimated that 17 million tons of textiles ended up in the trash.The U.S. has 542 operational landfills. In seven states, landfills are nearing their capacity. Reducing trash […]
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The next generation of this flagship SUV will make the switch to electric power, plus a hot Quadrifoglio version is on the cards. Our exclusive images show how it could look.
A collaboration between The Nature Conservancy (TNC), TNC’s Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE aims to transform 17 former coal mining sites throughout Appalachia into clean energy projects. In total, the projects include 14 solar energy projects with 49 megawatts of energy generation and three battery storage projects with 320 megawatts of […]
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