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Mayor: Nashville bringing 'sense of urgency' to reduce its carbon footprint
Nashville Mayor John Cooper is launching his early 2022 sustainability agenda with a pledge to reduce Metro government's greenhouse gas emissions by 80% in the next 28 years.
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In the sunbelt, young climate activists push cities to cut emissions, whether their mayors listen or not
Nashville and Jacksonville, economic peers and competitors, offer a climate tale of two cities. Nashville has a plan; Jacksonville, not so much.
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What Jacksonville can learn from Nashville about fighting climate change
Nashville Mayor John Cooper's climate focus aligns with the concerns of college-educated young adults, who, polling shows, are the most concerned about climate change, including an increasing number of young conservatives.
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Margaret Renkl: I am watching my planet, my home, die
Our world cannot survive four more years of the Trump administration’s environmental policy.
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Trump administration presses cities to evict homeowners from flood zones
The Trump administration is starting to insist that towns use eminent domain laws to force homeowners off flood-prone land. Notices are already going out.
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Trump administration presses cities to evict homeowners from flood zones
The Trump administration is starting to insist that towns use eminent domain laws to force homeowners off flood-prone land. Notices are already going out.
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Climate change is shrinking winter snow in the South, and in fall and spring over much of nation, report shows
During the 1970s, Nashville averaged just under a foot of snowfall each winter. Nowadays, Music City is lucky to see half that in a season.
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