May 19, 2013
A Local 8 Weather Alert has been issued for today. Because of the threat of rain, thunder and even hail, outdoor activities may be disrupted or inconvenienced. What's going on? An upper-level low will be moving across East Tennessee today, creating a more unstable atmosphere.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- University of Tennessee officials have asked the state to hold off on approving its proposal to allow fracking on university land on the Cumberland Plateau.
A subcommittee of the State Building Commission was to have taken up the proposal Thursday in Nashville. Instead UT sought a deferral.
UT Agriculture Chancellor Larry Arrington told the Knoxville News Sentinel the 30-day was intended to "let people have their say."
Environmental groups, including the Southern Environmental Law Center and the newly formed Frack-Free Tennessee, attended the meeting and said they were relieved by the postponement.
UT wants state approval to seek bidders for companies to drill natural gas wells in Scott and Morgan counties
