Residents and beekeepers are working with electric cooperatives to opt out of herbicide applications.
Residents and beekeepers are working with electric cooperatives to opt out of herbicide applications.
In East Tennessee, Holston Electric Cooperative is listening to its member-owners and responding with new services, like high-speed internet and an opt-out program for herbicide spraying near power lines.
A new nonprofit organization, born out of the bankruptcies of Alpha Natural Resources and Patriot Coal, is hoping to bring native forests back to these lands, and restore streams that can support native aquatic life and insects.