The Latest: TVA bans burning in 7 states amid drought, fire
The Latest on the persistent drought and wildfires that have burned more than 80,000 acres of forest and and blanketed large areas of the south in dangerous haze. All times Eastern:
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As drought dries up forests across the South and with no sign of coming rain that might help put out dozens of major wildfires, the Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a burn ban on its public lands in seven states.