The Clean Water Initiative has set the goal of making the Tennessee River the cleanest and most productive river system in the United States, A corporation that operates through a network of independent local contractors who are trained and equipped to deal with oil spills both domestic and international, Alternative refrigeration systems being made to stop the release of CFC’s and HCFC's, Cotton yields soared and there was an 85% reduction in insecticide use when a test region eradicated the boll weevil through cultural, chemical and biological methods, Waste and Release Reduction Program created to find alternative uses for waste material, Modern precious metal refineries are updated to protect the environment from operational residuals,