Congress
RECLAIM Act is approved by U.S. House committee
After reintroduction in April, the bipartisan RECLAIM Act was debated and voted on during the May 1 House Natural Resources Committee markup, where the bill was passed out of committee on a bipartisan basis.
Community Health Impacts of Mountaintop Mining
This statement was written by KFTC member Nina McCoy about the community health impacts of large-scale stripmining that remain long after active mining is over.
Testimony on living near MTR by Jeff and Sharman Chapman Crane
This statement was written by KFTC members Jeff and Sharman Chapman-Crane about a day in their life in the shadows of massive strip-mining in eastern Kentucky.
Congressional hearing on mountaintop removal impacts
U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources oversight hearing on the Ecological and Health Impacts of Mountaintop Mining in Central Appalachia. Details to come.
RECLAIM hearing
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing titled, “Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation: Innovative Approaches and Economic Development Opportunities,” including the following bill, and other related measures:
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