WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSpol) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release: It took a court order to end decades of foot-dragging against reining in the thousands of noisy tourist overflights buzzing across national parks. Now, the first two National Park Air Tour Management Plans have been finalized but a score more parks will miss a court-ordered deadline altogether and many of those will be incomplete, lacking legally required environmental reviews, a  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following report entitled "Tennessee and Landsat": Here are excerpts: * * * ABSTRACT From the flat, rich soil of western Tennessee to the Appalachian Mountains in the east, and rolling hills in between, "the Volunteer State" enjoys a wealth of natural resources. The Tennessee, Cumberland, and Mississippi Rivers supply economically crucial navigation routes, along with recreation for resid  more