The Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Facebook page recently posted a link to “Chromosomes, conservation & chocolate: The life of Liane Russell,” an episode from their The Sound of Science podcast. The episode was originally published on March 30,...
On Feb 4, 2021, leaders of AFORR, Advocates for the Oak Ridge Reservation, gave a comprehensive assessment of the Horizon Center, the BORCE, the natural areas within the Horizon Center, and the impact of a racetrack to the area. The event was co-sponsored by TCWP,...
Photo of Pigeon River by Erin Johnson Those of you that drove down I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border in the pre-1990’s remember not only the nasty smell of the ‘Dirty Bird’ but also the dark-stained water due to discharges from the Champion papermill in...
Virginia Dale and Ellen Smith A real estate developer wants to build a motorsports complex in an Oak Ridge industrial park. The site has significant ecological and recreational value. The US Department of Energy (DOE) transferred the Horizon Center land for industrial...
(Contributed by Annetta Watson, Vice-President, Friends of Frozen Head State Park) Foye Armes and his wife Juanita in front of the Frozen Head SP cabin where he and his family lived when his father was (the first) Forester, and he was (the second) Forester of the...
Below is a reprinted letter to the editor by Anne Child published online by The Oak Ridger on Nov. 20, 2020. To the Editor: David Wilson, chair of the Industrial Development Board (IDB), wrote a guest column to update us on the Motorsports Park project proposed for...
The Industrial Development Board, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, and Oak Ridge City Council will all be meeting this month and chances are they will be discussing the proposed motorsports park proposed for the Horizon Center in West Oak Ridge. We...
At a time when we are all experiencing the pandemic, generosity is what brings people of all races, faiths, and political views together across the globe. Generosity gives everyone the power to make a positive change in the lives of others and is a fundamental value...
Deadline for comments is Wednesday, October 21. Submit comments to Katatra Vasquez at Katatra.Vasquez@science.doe.gov Last week TCWP published talking points that could be used to help you respond to DOE’s Environmental Assessment addendum for the Horizon Center...
The Department of Energy has released an Addendum to the Environmental Assessment (EA) at the Horizon Center (HC). The addendum details a proposal favored by the Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board (IDB) that would remove or modify protection for natural area...
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