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- Pipeline tells Black Memphis landowners: sell us the rights to your land or get sued Thu, 22 Apr 21, 7:00pmThe legal battle over Byhalia pipeline has become a flashpoint in the conversation about environmental justice and the right of energy companies to take private land
- Architects turn invasive plants and forestry waste into a sculpture Wed, 30 Dec 20, 3:30amAfter Architecture co-founders Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann recently installed Homegrown, a large-scale installation built from invasive plant species and forestry waste...
- 'They deserve to be heard': Sick and dying coal ash cleanup workers fight for their lives Mon, 17 Aug 20, 6:00pmHundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. At least 50 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help
- Nashville, TN Area Tornadoes: Just Weather, Not Climate Change Thu, 19 Mar 20, 8:00amReposted from Chris Marz’s Weather Blog By Chris Martz on 17 Mar 2020 • ( 2 ) Introduction As a weather forecaster, I love being able to break down and forecast extreme and/or noteworthy weather events here in the United...
- Boy, 12, said to have created nuclear reaction in playroom lab Sat, 23 Feb 19, 4:16amHobbyists say Jackson Oswalt of Tennessee is youngest person to achieve fusion
- 11-year-old discovers rare 475-million-year-old fossil in Tennessee Wed, 9 May 18, 12:33amWhile enjoying an evening walk at Douglas Lake in East Tennessee, 11-year-old Ryleigh Taylor stumbled upon a magnificent discovery: the 475-million-year-old fossilized remains of an ancient sea creature called a trilobite...
- Scientists hypothesize why earthquakes happen where they shouldn't Sat, 23 Dec 17, 3:00amScientists at the University of Kentucky and the University of Memphis may have learned why earthquakes often occur in places they aren't usually expected...
- Abandoned nuclear power plant given new life as a solar farm Mon, 10 Jul 17, 9:20pmSolar farms can pop up in unlikely places - like the site of an old, unfinished nuclear power plant in Tennessee. The Phipps Bend Nuclear Power Plant was abandoned in 1981, but today nearly 3,000 solar panels rest on the...
- Towable Riverside tiny house packs every conventional amenity into 246 square feet Fri, 8 Jul 16, 9:50pmThe small building includes a living room, dining space, sleeping and storage areas, a small porch, and an external storage box. The kitchen features a stainless steel sink, custom cabinets, a two-burner movable cooktop,...
- Kimbal Musk's new Memphis eatery will offer healthy meals on the go for $5 Fri, 24 Jun 16, 12:53amRegular readers of Inhabitat know of our continued intrigue with Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, but we haven’t reported as much on his youngest brother Kimbal Musk...
- Thousands of spiders terrorize Memphis neighborhood with half-mile web Wed, 25 Nov 15, 2:46amWhile state officials are arguing with each other about whether to accept refugees into their borders, an actual nuisance has crept into a northern Memphis suburb...
- Thousands of “ballooning” spiders and their half-mile web terrorize a Memphis neighborhood Wed, 25 Nov 15, 2:46amWhile state officials are arguing with each other about whether to accept refugees into their borders, an actual nuisance has crept into a northern Memphis suburb...
- Subterranean Conservation Hall is a glass-walled atrium under the Governor’s lawn in Tennessee Sat, 16 May 15, 12:47amRelated: SHINE's latest Tec de Monterrey optimizes natural light and ventilation with parametric modeling + Archimania Via Plataforma Arquitectura
- EPA issues new regulations for handling coal ash Fri, 19 Dec 14, 8:31amThe new rules will control coal ash tank sites and monitor new and existing impoundments for contamination of groundwater
- EPA to issue new regulations for the disposal of coal ash Fri, 19 Dec 14, 8:31amFriday’s announcement will provide the first controls for the handling and storage of the toxic waste left behind at coal-burning power plants