Posted: Mar 26, 2021 / 10:21 AM EDTUpdated: Mar 26, 2021 / 10:21 AM EDTKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two days of work by volunteers on Watts Bar and Fort Loudoun lakes has removed nearly 8 tons of trash and garbage.Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful led 58 volunteers March 20-21 in the cleanup of the river’s reservoirs in Roane, Knox and Blount counties. The “Tennessee River Grand Slam Cleanup Series” collected 9,426 pounds of refuse from Watts Bar and 6,286 pounds from Fort Loudoun, a total of more than 15,700 pounds.Among some of the items collected were a dock, an abandoned boat, a washing...…Posted: Mar 26, 2021 / 10:21 AM EDTUpdated: Mar 26, 2021 / 10:21 AM EDTKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Two days of work by volunteers on Watts Bar and Fort Loudoun lakes has removed nearly 8 tons of trash and garbage.Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful led 58 volunteers March 20-21 in the cleanup of the river’s reservoirs in Roane, Knox and Blount counties. The “Tennessee River Grand Slam Cleanup Series” collected 9,426 pounds of refuse from Watts Bar and 6,286 pounds from Fort Loudoun, a total of more than 15,700 pounds.Among some of the items collected were a dock, an abandoned boat, a washing...WW…

Posted: Feb 9, 2021 / 08:27 AM ESTUpdated: Feb 9, 2021 / 08:27 AM ESTKNOXVILLE, Tenn.­­ (WATE) – Solar power is on the rise in the Tennessee Valley.The Tennessee Valley Authority has increased its solar capacity by 60% in the last five months and has plans of doubling its solar energy usage by 2040.“Carbon reduction is at the center of TVA’s sustainability strategy, and TVA is investing in clean, cost-effective and reliable solar energy to revitalize communities,” TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash said. “Our renewables programs push green power to the local level to create...…Posted: Feb 9, 2021 / 08:27 AM ESTUpdated: Feb 9, 2021 / 08:27 AM ESTKNOXVILLE, Tenn.­­ (WATE) – Solar power is on the rise in the Tennessee Valley.The Tennessee Valley Authority has increased its solar capacity by 60% in the last five months and has plans of doubling its solar energy usage by 2040.“Carbon reduction is at the center of TVA’s sustainability strategy, and TVA is investing in clean, cost-effective and reliable solar energy to revitalize communities,” TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash said. “Our renewables programs push green power to the local level to create...WW…