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GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 7 View / Comment Online |
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GREEN Vol. 26 Issue 7 View / Comment Online |
 Who are they helping? Bill Price Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share I had dinner last night with friends in Lexington and the subject of our respective state legislative bodies came up. Kentucky State Senator Brandon Smith has just introduced a bill in the Kentucky Senate that would end the requirement that mine foremen annually take six hours of training provided […] More Tagged: Coal, Legislation, Social justice  Not one, not two–THREE bits of good news! Vickie Wolfe On Thursday the Senate EIM committee passed S.B. 370, the LEEP bill (Local Energy Efficiency Partnerships). The second committee reference has been waived, so prospects look good for the bill making it out of the Senate before crossover day (Wednesday, 3/2)! More Tagged: Climate change, Energy efficiency, Legislation, Water  Good news AND bad news Vickie Wolfe All the majority's "regulatory reform" measures have been rolled into one "Christmas tree" bill, S.B. 619, which was passed by the Senate Government Organization Committee on Tuesday. More Tagged: Regulation  Now the bits of not-so-good news Vickie Wolfe Last week we told you about S.B. 508, which takes away Mountaineers' freedom to file nuisance lawsuits against those who might make their lives miserable via noise, dust, etc., as long as the perpetrator has not broken a law, violated a permit, etc. And drillers' permits have no provisions related to noise, etc. More Tagged: Drilling, Legislation, Oil and gas  Bills We Are Tracking Vickie Wolfe Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share Bluesky Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Share More Tagged: Legislation |
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