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TennesseeSenatecandidatePhillip NorthsuedthefederalgovernmentinU.S. negligencebytheArmyCorpsofEngi- neersandtheNationalWeatherService causedextensiveflooddamagetohis propertyinMadison. propertyvalueduetotheMay2010flood, plusdamagetoheatingandairequipment, poolequipmentandotheritemsnotcov- eredbyfloodinsurance.North,anattor- TheDemocraticnomineefortheSen- shakeuphisraceagainstRepublican SteveDickersonthreeweeksbeforethe election.Hesaidhe decisionbutultimatelydecidedheneeded totakeonthefederalagenciesandmeeta deadlinethatisfastapproaching. Thetimingisnotallthatgreatinthe letthepoliticaltailwagthebusinessdog. Northsaidhishouseat109Menees tomsofthefloorjoistsweresevenfeet higherthanthehighestknownflood.

Buttheywereunderwaterin2010. Ibuiltthehousetherebecauseit(had) Atthetimewe plain.TheargumentthattheCorpsofEn- gineerswasasleepattheswitchiscompel- U.S.Rep.JimCooper,GaylordEnter- tainmentCo.andothershavemadesimilar theflood.Gaylordhasfileditsownlawsuit overmassiveflooddamagetoitsOpryland OleOpryHouse.Otherlocalcompanies, includingNissanNorthAmericaandGib- governmenttocourt. Althoughfederalofficialswerenot availabletocommentlateMondayafter- beheldresponsiblefordamageinsuch cases.Itisthesamereplythegovernment gavetoNewOrleansplaintiffsafterHur- wouldviewhislawsuit.HeandDickerson arebothfiscalconservativesandpolitical moderates. StaffwriterBobbyAllyncontributed tothisstory.ContactMichaelCassat tennessean.com. Candidate suesfeds overflood fordamagetohishome ByMichaelCass TheTennessean THETENNESSEAN Text TNNEWS to44636(4INFO)for breakingnewsupdatesastheyhappen.

BREAKINGNEWS ONYOURCELL LOCALNEWS REPORTNEWS EVENTLISTINGS NOWPLAYINGNASHVILLE.COM Onyourmobilephoneat tennessean.com/mobilenews Breakingnews, andmore. TheTennesseeDepartmentof Healthhasbeenaskedtoinvesti- gateevidencethatU.S.Rep.Scott DesJarlaishadasexualrelation- thatcouldopenthecongressman todisciplinaryactionforviolat- ingmedicalethics. CitizensforResponsibility andEthicsinWashingtonsaid Mondaythatithadfiledacom- plaintagainstDesJarlaisfollow- ingreportsthatheencouragedan unnamedwomantohaveanabor- tionaftertheyhadanintimatere- lationship.Thedisclosurewas basedonapartialtranscriptofa telephoneconversationbetween divorceproceedingsadecade ago. DesJarlaishasnotcontested theaccuracyofthetranscript, sayinginalettertosupporters lastweekthattheconversation wasrecordedwithouthisknowl- edgebeforehisdivorcewasfinal- izedin2001.Des- Jarlaissaidhe used strong thewomantoad- mitthatshewas notpregnant. DesJarlais said therewas neveranypreg- nancyandtherewasnoabor- organizationthatdescribesitself medicalethicscodeevenifitwas consensual.Thegroupurgesthe tionstolookintothecase.

ThefactthatDr.DesJarlais engagedinasexualrelationship DesJarlaisfacesethicscharge Groupsaysrelationshipbrokecode ByChasSisk TheTennessean DesJarlais WhennurseryownerAndySudbrock startedresearchingtheprosandconsofgreenroofs toavoidthemarket. erswereincreasinglyaskingwhetherhecouldprovide Iwasveryreluctanttogetinvolvedingreen questsIwasgettingfromclients.Iwasareluctantcon- thestatethatcaninstallagreenroof.SoutheastGreen 75percentofhistimeisdedicatedtothegreen-roofin- dustry. velopersinNashvillecouldseeasizabletaxbreakfor installingagreenroof.Anordinanceadoptedinearly foreverysquarefootofgreenroof.Apropertyowner MetroWaterServices. Icanseedowntheroadthatdemandisgoingtobe DoddGalbreathisexecutivedirectoroftheInsti- tuteforSustainablePracticeatLipscombUniversity, wherehekeepsacloseeyeonhoweco-friendlyinitia- tivesarebeingincorporatedintodailylife.Thenotion ofagreenroofstartedtogainrecognitionintheUnited Statesduringtheenvironmentalmovementofthe 1960sand1970s.Onlyinthepastdecadeorso,however, havetheempiricaldatabeenappreciated. Thecityestimatesthatatleast55percentofthe rainfallthathitsagreenroofiskeptoutofthestorm- watersystem.

upadditionalroadblocks.Galbreathsaidtherearefew- erthanahandfulofcompaniesinTennesseethatcan installagreenroof. thestate. PeopleintheSouthhavebeenrealslowtonotsee Greenroofsaresoldprimarilytocorporationsand Greenroofsgrowing Thesearesomeoftheplantsgrowingontheroofof McCabeCommunityCenter. Taxbreakforinstallation couldhelpbusinessbloom ByJoshAdams TheTennessean DespitetheurgingofMetro mentofEducationcarriedoutits asapenaltyfordenyingthecon- troversialcharterapplicationof GreatHeartsAcademies. partmentofEducationhasnotre- KevinHuffmanwroteinaletter toMetroschoolboardchairman CherylMayesonMonday.

Underordinarycircum- ceiveditsfullOctoberallotment ofstateeducationdollarsMon- day. InaMetroschoolsstatement thatexpresseddisappointment questionedhowstateofficialsar- rivedatthedollaramountandits consistencywithotherstatepen- alties. Tennesseelawdoesnot addresspenaltiesinthissitua- ontwooccasionsreachedoutto Huffmaninanattempttosway recentlybyphonelastweek.The Myresponsibilityinthismat- tercontinuestobeenforcement MondaylettertoMayes. outapotentiallawsuitagainstthe statefollowingthefinancialrep- rimand. upadecisiononewayortheoth- stateisusinga identifyfundingasapenalty.

beforewemakeanytypeofdeci- Aftervoting5-4lastmonthto breakstatelaweventhoughthe TennesseeBoardofEducationor- dereditsapproval.Membersof TNwithholdsfunds deniedapplication ByJoeyGarrison TheTennessean Federalresponsetoflood lawsuits, on1E Forcompleteelectioncoverage goto Tennessean.com/election.