A rare bipartisan proposal aims to tackle two pressing issues related to the flailing coal industry — the need for new economic opportunities in central Appalachia and repairing environmental damage from decades of mining.
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RECLAIMing Central Appalachia
TAGS: abandoned mine lands Appalachian politics economic development Economic diversification Power-Plus POWER+ Plan RECLAIM Act reclamation
Powering Up: Diversifying central Appalachia’s economy
From The Appalachian Voice: As coal production continues to decline, many citizens and groups in central Appalachia are working hard to find new avenues for economic diversification.
TAGS: Central Appalachia Economic diversification Kentuckians for the Commonwealth POWER+ Plan southwest virginia
Powering Up: Diversifying central Appalachia’s economy
As coal production continues to decline, many citizens and groups in Central Appalachia are working hard to find new avenues for economic diversification.
TAGS: Central Appalachia coal communities economic development Economic diversification Economy POWER+ Plan
How Congress Controls Regional Spending
The federal appropriations process determines how much funding is allocated to specific agencies, and could have big implications for efforts to protect Appalachian streams from mining and efforts to support a more diverse and sustainable regional economy.
TAGS: 114th Congress Appalachian politics federal budget POWER+ Plan STREAM Act Stream Protection Rule
