Click Here Feb. 1 for Brush Pickup Schedule With the beginning of February comes the start of Brush Collection season for Knoxville residents - just in time to prepare yards for the spring. The Public Service Department announced that City crews will begin collecting brush and other household yard waste…

Last October, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, competed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Game Day Recycling Challenge, a friendly nationwide contest to determine which university can reduce the most waste during a football game day. “Reducing, reusing, and recycling moves our nation toward an environmentally and economically greener, sustainable…

KUB is pleased to announce it has received its first all-electric, on-road vehicle, the Nissan Leaf. Using no gasoline and needing no oil changes, the new Leaf will reduce emissions and provide KUB the opportunity to learn about how electric vehicles (EVs) use energy from the electric distribution system. As…

Projects Benefit Both the Environment and Bottom Line Tennessee Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey, Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau and General Services Commissioner Steven G. Cates announced a series of energy efficiency projects in state government, as well as the new Clean Tennessee Energy Grant Program. The state…

Knox County middle school students this month will learn about energy efficiency and sustainability through Living Light, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s solar-powered house. Diane Bossart, research associate and manager of the Tennessee Tour, will present the lessons at one private and four public schools, and students will experience them…