SUMMARY: The Boring Company plans to build a tunnel connecting downtown Nashville to the airport, but the city’s limestone geology poses challenges. Nashville sits on porous limestone formed during the Ordovician period, making it prone to sinkholes and underground instability. Experts warn tunneling in this karst terrain is hazardous, risking sinkhole formation and disrupting water flow. Studies urge disaster planning due to unpredictable fractured rock and water movement. Local geological data is outdated, complicating risk assessment. Nashville’s climate extremes, including heavy rainfall, could exacerbate these issues. Elon Musk’s company favors fewer pre-project reviews, raising safety concerns amid uncertain environmental impacts.

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SUMMARY: A small West Tennessee town is deciding whether to reopen a former Mid-South prison as an ICE detention center. The facility, closed since 2021 after the Biden administration phased out private prison contracts, is owned by CoreCivic. Town leaders will vote on a contract with ICE and CoreCivic to house immigrants. Residents have mixed reactions: some worry about the impact of an ICE facility, while others see potential job opportunities, with CoreCivic promising nearly 240 local jobs and over 3,000 applicants. CoreCivic emphasizes they do not enforce immigration laws but provide care and legal due process.

Town leaders in Mason are set to decide Tuesday whether to reopen a closed detention facility as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) site—a proposal that is drawing mixed reactions from residents. READ MORE: https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/residents-divided-on-possible-new-mid-south-ice-facility/article_a4523a44-68c8-4ef3-a0da-b9cf86a2d916.html

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SUMMARY: Mason, Tennessee, a small town of about 1,300, is deciding whether to approve a contract with ICE and CoreCivic to reopen the West Tennessee Detention Facility, closed since 2021. CoreCivic aims to house immigrant detainees, promising nearly 240 jobs and significant tax revenue for Mason. However, lifelong resident Eloise Thompson and immigrant rights groups oppose the plan, citing community harm and the negative impact of a for-profit private prison. CoreCivic insists it will provide humane care under government oversight and does not enforce immigration laws. A special town meeting Tuesday will finalize the decision amid expected protests.

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