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…
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Congress includes one-year extension of black lung excise tax in omnibus spending bill
TAGS: 116th Congress Biden administration black lung association Black Lung Disability Trust Fund black lung disease coal miners
Local 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.
TAGS: 116th Congress abandoned mine lands AML reauthorization coal mines local government reclamation
Environmental Votetracker — August/September 2019 issue
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Environmental Votetracker — June/July 2019 issue
See how Appalachian legislators voted on several environmental topics in April and May 2019.
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: 116th Congress Central Appalachia coal mines coal-impacted land Economic diversification Environment Just Economic Transition RECLAIM Act reclamation
