Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John McEwan, whose family has lived on the banks of the Duck River since the 1860s, skips stones on the Duck. (Photo: John ...

The day I started my trip down the Duck River, Sept 30, I felt a little trepidation but mostly I was invigorated by the opportunity to spend a month in nature. It took me about an hour to reach the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Duck River is one step closer to getting further protection. On Tuesday, a House committee voted in favor of a bill that would enhance the river’s designation as a ...

Before sending a bill to the governor granting the Duck and Buffalo rivers protection against landfills, Tennessee lawmakers ...

Tennessee’s endangered Duck River now has another level of protection. Gov. Bill Lee on Wednesday signed an executive order establishing the Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership to help balance ...

CHAPEL HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Duck River is the longest-running river in Tennessee, stretching from Coffee County to the Tennessee River in Humphreys County. Many experts consider it to be the most ...

Parts of the Duck River shore that are normally submerged are visible in Hickman County on Sept. 5, 2024. The river is low due to drought, and environmental advocates fear plans to pump more water out ...

Legislation protecting the majority of two Middle Tennessee rivers received final approval from the state legislature Thursday, prohibiting the installation of landfills within 2 miles of the scenic ...

The Tennessee House and Senate passed a bill that, once signed by the governor, will prohibit landfills within two miles of the state's scenic rivers. MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee House ...

Tennessee conservation groups that support the preservation of the Duck River are warily watching two bills that they say would put the state's waterways at serious risk. One bill would strip state ...