Gov. Bill Lee wanted $100M for Duck River projects. Lawmakers approved $65M
The Tennessee General Assembly approved the Bill Lee government’s $100 million project, which was depicted in May 2024, to support the central Tennessee regional water utility partnership and seeks projects to save the Duck River. The Tennessee General Assembly’s 2026 budget cut $35 million from funding buckets aimed at supporting continued efforts to maintain North […]
$100M Duck River budget ask could be used toward regional Tennessee River pipeline • Tennessee Lookout
It would take hundreds of millions of dollars and years to acquire the Duck River, known as a scenic treasure by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. Lee’s The proposed budget A total of $124.5 million is included in one-off funds to jump that process. The Duck River is North America’s most ecologically diverse freshwater river, increasingly […]
Duck River, Tennessee waterways could see regulation rollbacks under two proposed bills • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Conservation Group, which supports the preservation of the Duck River, is looking at two bills that say it puts the state’s waterways at serious risk. There is one bill Strip condition protection from wetlands It is no longer protected by federal law. Another discards the required 2 miles of buffer during specified time […]
Tennessee Gov. names mix of officials, utilities and conservationists to Duck River advisory group • Tennessee Lookout
Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday said 19 people from the Duck River Advisory Group identifying ways to balance habitat conservation, drought management and utility use in what he calls “scenic treasures.” The appointees have been announced. Lee created the Duck River Basin Planning Partnership through an executive order in November. Lee proposed $100 million in […]
Country Music Star Lainey Wilson Reveals Engagement To Former NFL QB Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges
Country music star Rainey Wilson announced her engagement to Devlin “Duck” Hodges in an Instagram post on February 12th. “4x4xu forever [red heart emoji]Wilson has announced the news to 3 million followers on his social media account. She shared a series of romantic photos and videos, along with a clever reference to the track “4x4xu,” […]
Duck River gains stronger protections in settlements between state, conservation groups • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee regulators will tighten utility licensing requirements to withdraw water from the Duck River, according to the settlement agreement released Tuesday. There is a maintenance group I’m seeking protection For the River – Host The largest species of creatures North American freshwater rivers – for years. The Duck River provides water to an estimated 250,000 […]
Lame Duck Biden Imposes New Russian Sanctions Now That Energy Prices, Ukraine War Escalation Won’t Hurt Dems
The Biden administration announced major sanctions on Russia’s energy sector on Friday, adding to heightened tensions with Russia in the final days of the administration as further energy inflation cannot hurt Democrats politically in the short term. There is. The measures announced Friday are the Biden administration’s “most significant” sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector to […]
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Press Lame Duck Biden Energy Sec For Answers On Massive Offshore Drilling Crackdown
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee want outgoing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to detail the agency’s level of involvement in the White House’s newly announced crackdown on offshore oil and gas drilling. I’m looking for it. The new Energy and Commerce Committee chairs, Republican Rep. Bob Latta (Ohio) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (Kentucky), […]
‘Woke Donald Duck’: Donald Trump Praises Marvel Exec Isaac Perlmutter For Abandoning Disney’s Woke Agenda
President-elect Donald Trump praised former Marvel chairman Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter for abandoning Disney over a woke agenda. Addressing supporters at an event at Mar-a-Lago on Monday night, President Trump cited Perlmutter’s stance on keeping a woke agenda away from entertainment. “He went from a state of extreme poverty to owning Disney,” Trump said. “Then he […]
Lame Duck Biden Admin Faces Mounting Pressure To Shower Anti-Israel, Anti-Cop Nonprofit With Taxpayer Cash
Biden administration presses President-elect Donald Trump to donate tens of millions of tax dollars to left-wing nonprofits advocating for defunding police, abolishing prisons and “liberating” Palestinian territories before he takes office is increasing. Left-wing advocates lobbying President Joe Biden include staff from his administration. A group of federal employees called “Federal Environmental and Energy Workers […]
