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Blog Archives
Support Grows for Mine Reclamation Bill
Numerous Appalachian coal-bearing communities have passed resolutions calling on federal legislators to pass a bill that would reauthorize a program that funds cleanup of abandoned mine lands.
TAGS: abandoned mine lands AML reauthorization mine reclamation U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
The Trump Administration’s Environmental Record
A partial summary of President Donald Trump’s and his administration’s established track record of reducing environmental protections.
TAGS: Affordable Clean Energy clean power plan Clean Water Act Environmental Regulations EPA paris climate agreement Trump administration
Environmental Votetracker — August/September 2019 issue
TAGS: 116th Congress Congress Environmental votetracker U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Votetracker
Congress Needs to Pass the RECLAIM Act
Politicians like to talk about helping rural Appalachia. The RECLAIM Act is a chance for them to show that they mean it.
TAGS: abandoned mine lands AML pilot program Congress editorial mine reclamation national politics RECLAIM Act
Environmental Votetracker — June/July 2019 issue
See how Appalachian legislators voted on several environmental topics in April and May 2019.
Congressional Hearing Addresses Abandoned Mine Cleanup
Regional leaders testified in front of a U.S. House subcommittee about strategies to restore abandoned mines and witnesses expressed support for the RECLAIM Act.
TAGS: abandoned mine lands AML reauthorization Community Reclamation Partnerships Act Congress mine reclamation RECLAIM Act
Most Sweeping Public Lands Bill in Decades Becomes Law
New public lands legislation designates 1.3 million acres of new wilderness, reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and more.
