Tennessee/Lookout is reporting the Republican chairman of the Tennessee Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday asked state wildlife officials to consult with the legislature before embarking on any portion of a controversial plan to clearcut hardwood forests in a White County wilderness area. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency planned to clearcut about 2,000 […]
Wildlife Officials Scale Down Deforestation Plans
The Move comes After a Threatened Lawsuit over Cuts in Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area According to a story in the Tennessee/Lookout, state wildlife officials have reluctantly scaled back plans to raze large portions of forest on public land in rural White County after blowback from local residents, a threatened lawsuit and the demand last week […]
Vanderbilt Study Finds Food Insecurity Persists in Tennessee’s Children
The Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy released its annual survey on child health in Tennessee and found one in three families experienced food insecurity in 2021, with nearly half of families receiving support from a food assistance program, according to a story reported by Tennessee/Lookout. The poll surveyed 1,000 parents across the state. By region, […]
In Rare Show of Bipartisanship, 34 State Lawmakers Slam TWRA Plans to Clearcut
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers on Tuesday urged Tennessee wildlife officials to immediately halt all plans to clearcut 2,000 acres of hardwood trees at the publicly-owned Bridgestone Firestone Centennial Wilderness Area in White County, according to Tennessee/Lookout Calling the plan damaging to the environment and the local economy, and criticizing the state’s Wildlife Resources Agency for […]
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