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• "Battle of Chickamauga video from the sky" (via drone), Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 25, 2013, by Patrick Smith.
• "Global Green Lighting opens plant in Chattanooga, to hire 250 at facility," Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 17, 2013, by Mike Pare.
• "Parts of Tennessee prone to sinkholes," WRCB TV Chattanooga, August 14, 2013, by Dan Kennedy.
• "Despite culling, geese return to Chattanooga State," Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 14, 2013, by Louie Brogdon.
• "Tennessee’s agritourism industry getting bigger," Southeast Farm Press, August 13, 2013.
• "Cumberland Plateau cave art reveals native people's lives," Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 15, 2013, by Ben Benton.
• "Beetle puts Hamilton County under quarantine," Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 2, 2013, by Andy Sher.
• "Have animals, will show them off," Nooga.com, June 30, 2013, by Maggie Behringer.
• "Tennessee to get $47K USFWS grant to battle white-nose syndrome," The Associated Press, June 29, 2013.
• "PSC Metals has history of pollution but has been fined only $500," The Tennessean, June 28, 2013, by Duane W. Gang.
• "Last of spilled Kingston ash being cleaned up," Knoxville News Sentinel, June 28, 2013, by Bob Fowler.
• "Chattanooga mayor nixes cleanwater authority," Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 25, 2013, by Cliff Hightower.
• "Chattanooga-based CBL to include Tesla charging stations at five malls," Chattanooga Times Free Press, Staff Report, June 24, 2013.
• "Bringing back the butternut: Tenn. takes lead in saving tree species," Knoxville News Sentinel, June 24, 2013, by Morgan Simmons.
• "Ancient Tennessee cave paintings show deep thinking by natives," CNN.com, June 23, 2013, by Matt Smith.
• "TDEC says official's warning to Mt. Pleasant residents on water quality complaints was 'inappropriate'," The Tennessean, June 22, 2013, by Brian Haas.
• "TVA credits pollution reduction at power plants for clearer air in the Smokies," Chattanooga Times Free Press, June 21, 2013, by Louie Brogdon.
• "Uninvited guests: Crews wage war against invasive plants in Big South Fork," Knoxville News Sentinel, June 20, 2013, by Morgan Simmons.
• "Tennessee Bans Plastic Bottles, Aluminum Cans From Landfills," Chattanoogan.com, June 13, 2013.
• "Snake fungus found in Tennessee," The Associated Press via WRCB TV Chattanooga, June 10, 2013.
• "Lamar Alexander urges doubling [energy] research and development," Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 30, 2013, by Dave Flessner.
• "Tennessee wildlife show unexpected growth, decline," The Tennessean, May 27, 2013, by Lexy Gross.
• "Agencies Announce Funding Agreement for Federal Trout Hatchery Operation, Tennessee Valley Stocking," Chattanoogan.com, May 17, 2013.
• "Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoing ‘ag gag’ bill," Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 13, 2013, by Andy Sher.
• "Global Green Lighting in critical phase of business," Nooga.com, May 6, 2013, by Chloé Morrison.
• "Greater Chattanooga area nuclear plants rank high for complaints," Chattanooga Times Free Press, May 3, 2013, by Pam Sohn.
• "Turning shingles into homes: a local man's dream," WRCB TV Chattanooga, May 2, 2013, by Paul Shahen.
• "Chattanooga rainfall is 9 inches above normal for year," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 30, 2013, by Pam Sohn.
• "RiverRocks distributes $100,000 to conservation organizations in the Chattanooga area," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 29, 2013, by Staff Report.
• "Leaders of GreenSpaces launch green business certification program," Nooga.com, April 29, 2013, by Chloé Morrison.
• "Chattanooga's Enterprise Center lands $200,000 EPA grant," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 26, 2013, by Mike Pare.
• "TVA faces regulator grilling over flood prep," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 22, 2013, by Pam Sohn.
• "Harness the wind: Clean Line Energy Partners eyes sending Western electricity to Tennessee," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 21, 2013, by Dave Flessner.
• "Trees at Enterprise South called key habitat for bats," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 10, 2013, by Louie Brogdon.
• "Fleischmann Says Oak Ridge Uranium Processing Facility Largest Construction Project In State's History," Chattanoogan.com, April 9, 2013.
• "Destroying bat habitat in Enterprise South industrial park to cost Hamilton County $18,000," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 4, 2013, by Louie Brogdon.
• "CEO Bill Johnson pledges to improve TVA's nuclear performance," Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 23, 2013, by Pam Sohn.
• "Coal bill officially dead for session in Tennessee Legislature," Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 20, 2013, by Andy Sher.
• "'Green' lighting company moves jobs from China to Chattanooga," WRCB TV Chattanooga, March 20, 2013, by Kimberly Barbour.
• "Armadillos spreading in East Tennessee," AP via WBIR TV Knoxville, March 16, 2013.
• "UT gets OK for fracking in Cumberland Mountains," Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 15, 2013, by Louie Brogdon.
• "Fueling for the future," WRCB TV Chattanooga, March 14, 2013, by Nick Austin.
• "Georgia panel advances border bill in order to get to get Tennessee River water," Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 21, 2013, by Tim Omarzu.
• "TVA signs deal to build small new nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn.," Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 20, 2013, by Dave Flessner.
• "Mobile app now available for Tennessee state parks," Nooga.com, February 20, 2013.
• "TVA applies for license renewal at Sequoyah," WRCB TV Chattanooga, February 6, 2013.
• "University of Tennessee eyes fracking on state property," Chattanooga Times Free Press, January 30, 2013, by Pam Sohn.
• "Volkswagen’s already green Chattanooga plant goes even greener with a little help from the Sun," Digital Trends, January 28, 2013, by Jacob Joseph.
• "NRC questions TVA's flood preparedness," Chattanooga Times Free Press, December 4, 2012, by Pam Sohn.
• "Air Pollution Control Board OKs Rise in Chattanooga VW NOx Emissions," Chattanoogan.com, December 3, 2012.
• "City levies record fine against Chattanooga developer," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 21, 2012, by Cliff Hightower and Ellis Smith.
• "Costly TVA repairs: Raccoon Mountain bill to fix rotors tops $50 million," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 20, 2012, by Dave Flessner.
• "Environmental agencies say no lead danger in Chattanooga's Southside," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 14, 2012, by Cliff Hightower.
• "Lead found in more Chattanooga downtown neighborhoods," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 4, 2012, by Pam Sohn.
• "Chattanooga: Nature Center adds sandhill cranes," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 7, 2012.