Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Historical Commission has announced nine Tennessee sites have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.  The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.  It is part of a nationwide program that coordinates and supports efforts to identify, evaluate and protect historic resources.  The Tennessee Historical Commission administers the program in Tennessee.

Nashville, Tenn. – The Department of Environment and Conservation’s Division of Natural Areas will host a guided hike on the John Muir Trail along the Hiwassee State Scenic River on Sept. 20 beginning at 10 a.m. EDT.

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Montgomery and Wilson Counties on September 20.

GRANT WILL HELP CITY OF ETOWAH CREATE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke today announced the city of Etowah will received a $50,000 Tennessee Recreation Initiative Program, or TRIP, grant to help establish a parks and recreation department and hire a professional parks and recreation director.

Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke today announced a $163,305 Waste Tire Cleanup Grant for Fayette County. This grant will help fund the cleanup of thousands of tires at a site on Brewer Road in Somerville.

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety announced today that preliminary reports indicate eight people were killed on Tennessee roadways over the 2008 Labor Day holiday, compared to 17 fatalities last year. The 2008 Labor Day holiday period started at 6:00 p.m., on Friday, August 29, 2008, and ran through 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 1, 2008.

Nashville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Department of Safety’s Office of Homeland Security (OHS), along with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and Metro Nashville’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) have partnered together to urge all Tennessee residents to take action and be prepared in the case of an emergency.  A joint-news conference was held this morning at the Department of Safety Headquarters in Nashville to kick-off the 5th annual National Preparedness Month.

Nashville, Tenn. – Tennesseans are encouraged to participate in a range of activities at State Natural Areas and Tennessee State Parks in celebration of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 7, 2008.

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Humphreys, Jefferson, Roane and Robertson Counties on May 10.

TDOT Accepting Applications for New Pilot Diesel Retrofit Program for School Buses

Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is now accepting applications for a new pilot grant project aimed at reducing diesel exhaust emissions from school buses in air quality nonattainment and maintenance areas.  TDOT is partnering with the Department of Environment and Conservation to provide $1 million in competitive grant funds to retrofit diesel engines in older school buses.