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Mar 3 2012
10:08 am
TN Scenic Protection Act
By: kara foster

This may have already been discussed on Roane Views, but I wanted to get the word out about the TN Scenic Protection Act, SB 577, a bill to prevent the coal industry from blasting off TN's Mountain ridgelines.

A last minute amendment to the bill was made a few days ago which keeps the status quo and does nothing to protect TN's mountains. The passage of the orginial bill is still possible & I hope you will read more about it and let your voice be heard if you want to see the legislation pass.

You can find out more here:

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Thanks! Kara Foster

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Thanks for the update, Kara.

Submitted by WhitesCreek on March 3, 2012 - 12:02pm.

Thanks for the update, Kara. Tennessee stand to lose big if we don't get this done. The New River and the Big South Fork are threatened under the status quo. Thirty years of recovery could be destroyed in the name of coal cartel profits if our legislators sell us out.

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