I’m not completely convinced anything good happens to the aluminum cans—I’ve seen too many collection bins that have, oh, 17 bimetal cat food cans and maybe an empty laundry detergent bottle in with the Bud and Coke empties (that can’t ...

Here’s what happens to your trash if you live in the city of Knoxville: A garbage truck, owned and staffed by Waste Connections, picks it up from your curb and takes it to the Chestnut Ridge Landfill, owned and staffed ...

Except for rare times when I’m afraid one of the kids might have put something down the drain that they shouldn’t have, I don’t think much about what happens to all that water once it leaves my sight. Neither, probably, ...

On this Earth Day 2010, we examine how our increasing reliance on automobiles is making Knoxville flunk air-quality rankings.

How TVA's reliance on coal-fired power plants continues to create massive air pollution and despoiled land.

How Knox County's growing (and spreading) population is creating more pollution through overdevelopment.

How we're creating our own pollution problems by wasteful electricity usage

“In October, cardboard was bringing $95 for a full truckload delivered to the mill, bailed,” says Derek Senter, fiber procurement representative for RockTenn Recycling Knoxville, which procures and markets recyclables in this region. “In November, it dropped almost 50 percent. ...

Recycling is so ’70s—and some people are still operating on the guidelines from back then, or from a few years ago, or from last month.

It saves energy, conserves resources, and extends valuable—and expensive—landfill accommodations. With 10 handy collection centers studding the Knoxville area, nine more across the county, and the for-profit Waste Connections happy to pick it all up in one big bin from ...

Reduce your carbon footprint with these Knoxville-centric suggestions for sustainable practices.

Reporter Charles Maldonado brings the subject of global warming closer to home as he visits with ecologist Dr. Jason Fridley, who assesses climate patterns through measurements taken in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Jack Neely tells us why he so dislikes styrofoa—er, polystyrene, that is, in large part due to unspeakable childhood traumas that go beyond even environmental concerns.

Rose Kennedy visits Beardsley Community Farm, where locals seek sustainable living habits by working in their own personal organic garden plots.

Three years ago, a voice called to Rick Roach as he walked across the bridge over Williams Creek at the intersection of Chestnut and Biddle. “It came from deep inside me and it said ‘You remember what made you happy. ...