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The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Coffee, Dickson, Hawkins, and Maury counties.

Ernest Howard Whitaker, a pioneer in environmental education and community service and a national inspiration for children learning about the environment has been named the Robert Sparks Walker Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

The National Rolley Hole Championship Marbles and Music Festival - the Super Bowl of marbles - rolls into Standing Stone State Park on Saturday, Sept. 13.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Hickman, Marshall, and Sullivan counties on Saturday, September 13.

Tennessee State Parks today announced the number of parks with colorblind viewfinders is expanding to 12 to include T.O. Fuller State Park in Memphis and Roan Mountain State Park in Roan Mountain.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Greene, Henry, and Overton counties on Saturday, September 6.

The upper parking lot at Burgess Falls State Park will be unavailable while construction continues for a new visitors center and other features at the park.

Gov. Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers announced a $4,407,200 loan for the Cedar Grove Utility District in Lavinia to improve water infrastructure.

David Crockett Birthplace State Park will hold its annual Crockett Days Festival Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10, at nearby Doak House Museum on the campus of Tusculum University.

Red Clay State Historic Park will host the Cherokee Cultural Celebration featuring demonstrations, traditional dancing, craft vendors, and food vendors from federally recognized Cherokee tribes.

Averitt, a transportation and logistics company, is the winner of the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award in the category of Clean Air and Transportation Solutions.

White Pine Solar Farm has been selected as the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award winner for Energy and Renewable Resources.

WM (formerly Waste Management) has been selected as the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award winner for Materials Management.

The University of Tennessee Extension’s Smart Yards program has been selected as the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award winner for Environmental Education and Outreach.

Copperhill Industries is the winner of the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Water Quality.