Tag: coal
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#mountainsrock – Senate Update
It was a four hour marathon. I think the only meeting I’ve been involved in that was longer involved Memphis City Schools, and Councilman Shea Flinn assures me that record will be beaten this budget season. After what seemed to be a forever of Tourism testimony, which was interesting but seemed like a stalling tactic,…
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#mountainsrock – Today in the TN State Senate
Well yesterday didn’t turn out quite as planned. Who knew that deer farming would draw such a crowd? I sure didn’t. The House Conservation Sub rolled HB0291 until April 12th. That means that there’s still time to contact the Representatives on the House Committee, as well as your own Representative even if they’re not on…
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Can You Still Sing Rocky Top,
When All the Rocks on Top are Gone? That’s a question folks on the east side of Tennessee have been asking themselves for a long long time. While surface mining may not dominate the landscape as it does in Kentucky and West Virginia, there are a few sites here, and the potential for quite a…