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Experts across the West have met to discuss the potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act as the one-year anniversary of the piece of legislation approaches. Michael Cravens, advocacy and conservation director for the Arizona Wildlife Federation, said the bill makes the largest investment in the nation's history to combat climate change, by incentivizing responsible clean-energy projects. In Arizona, he pointed out climate change has made lack of water the biggest concern, despite good rainfall this past winter and now during monsoon season. ...

An environmental group in Knoxville wants to stop construction at the Uranium Processing Facility, part of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. For six decades, Y-12 has been processing, and storing highly enriched uranium. Tanvi Kardile, coordinator for the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance, said the Uranium Processing Facility is being built to replace older buildings from the 1940s. ...

Nashville, TN - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) fought to secure vital wins for Tennessee in the Senate-passed FY 2024 National Defense

New funding for military facilities and technology in Tennessee and a raise for service members are in the Senate version of a defense spending bill.

Under the new budget proposal, city residents would see no increase in the property tax rate, but water and electricity bills may go up by fall.