Posts Tagged ‘116th Congress’
Congress includes one-year extension of black lung excise tax in omnibus spending bill
A one-year extension of the excise tax that funds the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is included in the 2021 omnibus spending bill. This is the second year in a row that a one-year extension has been included in the spending bill on the brink of expiration. CONTACT: Rebecca Shelton, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, 859-893-0543,…
Read MoreLocal governments call for abandoned mine cleanup
Local governments in Southwest Virginia and Pennsylvania are passing resolutions supporting cleanup of abandoned coal mines. A bill that would extend federal funding passed the House Natural Resources Committee last week.
Read MoreEnvironmental Votetracker — December 2019/January 2020
See how Appalachian legislators at the federal level voted in fall 2019.
Read MoreEnvironmental Votetracker — August/September 2019 issue
See how Appalachian legislators at the federal level voted in June and July 2019.
Read MoreEnvironmental Votetracker — June/July 2019 issue
See how Appalachian legislators voted on several environmental topics in April and May 2019.
Read MorePass 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.
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