The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina legislature’s role in appointing the majority of members of the body responsible for developing rules to regulate fracking in the state.
Notice!! This is data about which features this issue contains. Delete this description to rebuild the list.[“2015-issue-1-febmarch”,”allposts”,”coal-report”,”voice”,”featured”,”green-house”,”av-bookclub”,”naturalistsnotebook-voice”,”across-appalachia”,”inside-av”,”the-energy-report”,”hiking-highlands”,”political-landscape”]
The Southern Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina legislature’s role in appointing the majority of members of the body responsible for developing rules to regulate fracking in the state.
The 114th Congress had barely opened its doors when the subject of climate change rolled up to Capitol Hill, unpacked its suitcase, and settled in for what appears to be a long stay in federal politics this year.
See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues during the first month of the new Congress.
Central Appalachian communities weathering coal’s long decline would see a boost in funding under the White House budget released in February.