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| *Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2024-12-12 ( 3 items ) |
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Appalachian Voices: Advocates Respond to New Rule Cracking Down on Coal Industry's Abandonment of Black Lung Liabilities (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 12 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
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Amid new coal mergers, new Department of Labor safeguard closes "self-insurance" loopholes that currently allow industry to dump liabilities on Black Lung Trust Fund
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COAL COUNTRY - Today, the Biden Administration's Department of Labor released a new rule to address a long-abused loophole that allows coal companies to walk away from their legal duty to pay benefits to miners who worked for them more PR
Appalachian Voices: Advocates Weigh in on Tennessee Valley Authority's Long-Term Planning Process as Comment Period Closes (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, Dec. 12 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024:
NASHVILLE -- Today the Tennessee Valley Authority concluded the public engagement process for its draft Integrated Resource Plan -- a long-term plan for how TVA will produce electricity over the next 25 years. After releasing its draft IRP in September, TVA held 10 public open houses at different locations throughout its service area and two virtual webinars. The agency also accepted public more PR
N.C. State: How "Thirsty" Trees May Make Forests More Vulnerable to Climate Change (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
A new study suggests that increased maple populations may leave forests in western North Carolina more vulnerable to extreme weather conditions like flooding and drought.
The southern Appalachian Mountains feature large, intact forests with frequent precipitation. This kind of area would not typically be a place to look for the effects of climate change, but the emergence of more "t more PR
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