Final version of scenic river protection bill scraps exemption for current landfill permits

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 323

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Before sending a bill to the governor granting the Duck and Buffalo rivers protection against landfills, Tennessee lawmakers scrapped a last-minute amendment that would have exempted current landfill permit holders.

The bill designates nearly all of the Duck River, Buffalo River and their tributaries as Class II pastoral waterways. The classification comes with rules barring mining, commercial timber harvest and landfills within two miles of scenic waterways. Agriculture and other traditional rural uses …

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