The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced last week plans to award more than $2 million in recycling equipment, recycling rebates, and used oil grants for FY 2017…
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Tennessee Offers Energy Education Camps for Teachers
October is National Energy Awareness Month, and as part of its Energy Education Initiative, the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs (OEP) is presenting various studies…
Tennessee DEC Celebrates 25th Anniversary
This year, the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) celebrates its 25th anniversary. The agency commemorated the milestone with two events, a statewide TDEC Silver Anniversary Kickoff in February and…
All Tennessee Counties Now Meet Air Quality Standards
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) tweeted this week that for the first time in many years, every Tennessee county now meets federal and state air quality standards…
States, EPA, and Others Partner to Establish Stream Monitoring Networks
EPA is working with states, tribes, river basin commissions, its regional offices and other entities to establish Regional Monitoring Networks (RMNs) for freshwater wadeable streams. The objectives of the RMNs…
Reminder: Tennessee’s Environmental Show of the South Enters 45th Year
Pairing industry leaders with innovations and environmental training, Tennessee’s 45th Annual Environmental Show of the South (Show) is one of the nation’s largest environmental conferences and tradeshows, averaging over a…
Tennessee’s Environmental Show of the South Enters 45th Year
Pairing industry leaders with innovations and environmental training, Tennessee’s 45th Annual Environmental Show of the South (Show) is one of the nation’s largest environmental conferences and tradeshows, averaging over a…
Tennessee DEC Marks its 25th Anniversary
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC), which was created through the merger of various state programs, yesterday celebrated its 25th anniversary. A video marking the anniversary was shown…
Tennessee’s Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership
Description of Initiative: The Tennessee Water and Wastewater Energy Efficiency Partnership began in 2011 as a collaboration of U.S. EPA Region 4, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the…
Tennessee’s Dual Career Track
Description of Initiative: In Governor Bill Haslam’s 2011 inaugural address, he stated that the measure of effective government would be whether the state’s citizens are served well and at the…
