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PEER in Tennessee
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Following are PEER news releases, white papers, surveys and other activities for Tennessee:
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October 14, 2009 TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC — Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality |
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August 29, 2006 PRIVACY OF PEER MEMBERSHIP LIST UPHELD — Tennessee & Co. Sought Names of Government “Double Agents” in Landfill Fight |
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August 29, 2005 LAST GASP FOR FISH IN THE CANEY FORK RIVER — Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) and PEER Releases Report on Center Hill Dam |
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April 13, 2005 TENNESSEE'S ROAN CREEK "MOST ENDANGERED" — Roan #5 on annual list released today-www.americanrivers.org |
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March 17, 2005 LAWSUIT FILED TO SAVE VALUABLE TENNESSEE WETLANDS — Wetlands at Risk of Destruction under Misguided Federal Policy |
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October 5, 2004 TDEC LAX ON ENFORCEMENT AGAINST SEDIMENT POLLUTION FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES — |
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August 26, 2004 STATE & NATIONAL CONSERVATION GROUPS SET TO SUE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO PROTECT TENNESSEE WETLANDS — Challenges Administration Policy on "Isolated Waters" |
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July 7, 2004 TDEC LAX ON ENFORCEMENT AGAINST SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SMELTERS HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE — Abandoned Smelter Facility |
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January 13, 2003 TDOT STREAM DREDGING PLAN VIOLATES LAW — Public Shut Out of Process, Environmentalists Claim |
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September 23, 2002 CARSON SPRING WATER SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTAMINATION — State Regulators Ignored Staff Findings to Approve Water Use |
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April 26, 2002 AGREEMENT PROTECTS DRY FORK CREEK AND RUMBLING FALLS CAVE FROM WASTEWATER — Settlement Reached |
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March 21, 2002 PARK SYSTEM BADLY BROKEN, EMPLOYEES SAY — Drive For Privatized Resorts Distorts Park Mission While Losing Money |
| White Papers for Tennessee |
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Last Gasp — Center Hill Dam/Caney Fork River (August 2005) The Middle Tennessee case study focuses on a stretch of the Caney Fork River downstream of Center Hill Dam. The dam has caused low dissolved oxygen (DO) in the tailwater (section of river below a dam), violating Tennessee’s water quality criteria and degrading significant trout habitat. The Caney Fork has been included in Tennessee’s 303(d) list of "water quality limited" waters for many years. more >> |
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Stuck in the Mud — Construction Sediment/Oliver Creek (October 2004) Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) and the Tennessee office of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) are conducting case studies in the three main regions of Tennessee – East, Middle, and West – to examine and expose examples of surface water pollution not being adequately addressed by regulatory programs under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and related state laws. more >> |
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Smokey Mountain Smelter — Superfund Site (October 2004) The first case study, based in East Tennessee, involves the pollution of a tributary of the Tennessee River in South Knoxville. The source of this pollution is an abandoned hazardous waste facility, Smokey Mountain Smelters, which has been discharging pollutants into surface waters for many years without a permit or any form of treatment or containment. As the site history will describe, the State of Tennessee has been dealing with the facility for at least twenty years with little success. Smokey Mountain Smelters is representative of other waste sites in Tennessee that are causing or are likely to contribute to water pollution problems. more >> |
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No Walk in the Park — Dismantling Tennessee's State Park System (March 2002) Reconfiguration of the system of state parks by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Milton Hamilton has reversed the parks' mission. Closures, cutbacks, lay-offs and other changes have limited public access to, enjoyment of, and benefit from the parks, while privatization has made many parks concentrated solely on profit. more >> |
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