Beshear (KY-Gov) and Bredesen (TN-Gov) Urge EPA Not to Repeal Stream Buffer Zone Rule

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen requested that EPA reject the Bush Administration’s attempted repeal of the stream buffer zone rule.

In a surprise move, Kentucky Governor – and former mountaintop removal proponent Steve Beshear – joined state Attorney General and Congressmen Chandler and Yarmuth in asking the EPA to protect the current mining regulations. (.pdf)

About JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.