Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act’
URGENT: Tennessee Scenic Vistas Bill to be Voted on Wednesday
Bill will first go before Senate Environment Committee The Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act, which will make Tennessee become the first state to put a ban on high-elevation surface mining techniques such as mountaintop removal, faces an important hurdle this Wednesday (2/29) in the Senate Environment Committee. We expect the vote to be very close,…
Read MoreTennesseans Launch Statewide Television Ad Campaign to Protect Our Mountains
Mountaintop Removal is Destroying Our Proud Mountains. Now TN is Fighting Back. Advocates of the Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act are raising the bar with a powerful new television ad asking Tennesseans to contact their state elected officials in support of the bill. The ad will be running statewide on Fox News, with heavy buys…
Read MoreTN Governor Can Lead Tennessee Away from Mountaintop Removal
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam opposed mountaintop removal during his gubernatorial campaign. Now is the time for him to put action to those words Appalachian Voices is working around the clock to pass the Tennessee Scenic Vistas legislation. This bill would make Tennessee the first state to ban mountaintop removal by ending surface mining over 2,000…
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