Ridgeline Voices

09/09/2026

https://appvoices.org/2026/09/08/kingston-nepa-ruling/?fbclid=IwY2xjawUOSKVwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5s6dHGL35wSRrK-4j3lFjzWnCMqN88YybppHVKZCeSkFd7vzLwLcTruL3bCg_aem_xmLYhjv0sU3LSwrqDc8G4Q

In a win for communities across the Tennessee Valley, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee ruled that the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision to build its massive Kingston Gas Plant had “fundamental” errors that violated federal law.

08/15/2026

07/21/2026

Ridgeline Voices members are welcome to join this event. The collaboration between Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning and volunteers from Voices for water quality monitoring during the Ridgeline Pipeline Project has been deeply appreciated by many members of the community. The volunteers were trained by TCWP experts.

We have a special surprise in store for you! We are thrilled to welcome Ace and Evie Russell—Liane and Bill’s children, who are allegedly all grown up now. They’ve graciously agreed to share some behind-the-scenes stories with us, so get ready for a treat!

We've also added additional details about the two guided hikes offered after the gathering in our Facebook event post and here:
https://tcwp.org/events/

Kindly RSVP here:
https://forms.gle/hy29NmV395AD2ydR8

If you have any difficulty with accessing the form, please email [email protected] so we can keep an accurate headcount for food and beverage. Thank you and we look forward to celebrating the past and looking forward to the future with you!

In gratitude and solidarity,
The TCWP Team
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06/16/2026

Temporary Closure of Nemo Day Use Area and Rock Creek Campground to Swimming and Fishing Within Obed Wild and Scenic River

In accordance with regulations and the delegated authority provided in Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1.5(a), authorized by Title 54, United States Code, Subsection 100751(a), the superintendent has temporarily closed Nemo Picnic Area to all pedestrians and vehicles not involved with the incident response and the waters around Rock Creek Campground and Nemo Picnic Area to swimming and fishing, within the jurisdictional boundaries of Obed Wild and Scenic River. This closure will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 12 and will be lifted when the damage has been assessed and cleanup work has been completed to make the area safe for those activities.

This closure is necessary to protect the safety of park visitors, park employees, incident response personnel, and equipment due to a railroad derailment that occurred upstream along the Emory River on the evening of June 11, 2026. It is unknown at this time if contaminants will wash downstream.

Notice of this closure will be posted at the site of impact and the area will be monitored to ensure compliance.

06/16/2026

Due to the detection of increasing ethanol concentrations in the water and air upstream from Rock Creek Campground, the park has temporarily closed the campground in the interest of visitor safety. This closure will be lifted when the damage has been assessed, and cleanup work has been completed.

05/15/2026

Get to know the group of Tennesseans biking from Cummins Falls to the Kingston Fossil Plant this weekend (May 16 & 17), covering most of Enbridge's 122-mile Ridgeline pipeline route!

Pat Cupples, the Sierra Club Tennessee Chapter Director and cyclist participating in the Ride for the Ridgeline, shared with us:

"Many of us in Tennessee don't know what's at stake when TVA chooses new gas infrastructure and keeping coal instead of scrapping their plans for cleaner, cheaper, and faster renewables -- not because we don't care, but because we've never seen the corridor this pipeline runs through. That's where we have to start.

Explore it, and you'll no doubt enjoy it. Then you'll understand why it's worth fighting for. And why protecting our communities isn't just the last word in our mission statement. It's what we need to do."

05/07/2026

This looks like an interesting learning opportunity!

We hope you'll join us and invite a friend to our upcoming campaign briefing next Tuesday - RSVP in the comments section below 👇

05/05/2026

05/05/2026

Ready for a wild ride? 🛶 Check out “Down the Duck” with John Guider!
Follow 70-year-old photographer John Guider as he canoes all 270 miles of Tennessee’s Duck River—one of the most ecologically diverse yet threatened rivers in the world. Along the way, he captures the river's stunning beauty and rich history while chatting with local experts and residents about its future.It’s not all smooth sailing, though; John has to face his own physical limits and several dangerous obstacles to finish his journey.📺 Streaming now on PBS!

https://www.pbs.org/video/down-the-duck-with-john-glider-Zhri0T/

05/04/2026

The targeted facilities are aging, expensive to run, and ill-suited to meet the reliability concern – costing everyday Americans hundreds of millions.

Starting in May 2025, these orders were issued despite grid operators and state regulators having determined that the plants were not needed for reliability. While operating under one of these orders, facilities are often allowed to ignore air quality or emissions laws or limits, polluting nearby communities.

Tell the Trump administration to stop misusing its emergency authority and protect ratepayers by allowing these costly coal plants to retire. 🔗

https://bit.ly/4vX2WAA