Newsletter No. 289

January 17, 2010

ISSN 1089-6104
Editor: Liane B. Russell, 130 Tabor Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Shaded box or star means "Action Needed." Don't be overwhelmed -- check the ACTION SUMMARY
  1. Obed and Big South Fork watersheds
    1. Landfill proposed near Big South Fork
    2. Abandoned oil & gas wells in BSFNRRA
    3. NPS updating O&G-development regulations
    4. Meeting with Obed Manager
    5. ERWA's restoration projects in Emory watershed
  2. Tennessee legislature
    1. Session has started
    2. Join Conservation Day on the Hill!
    3. Restoring state land acquisition funds
  3. Other State issues
    1. Regulation of Mountaintop-removal strengthened
    2. Pigeon River pollution
    3. Two TN Congressmen retiring
    4. “Watchable Wildlife” website
  4. Smokies: N. Shore Road settlement
  5. TVA issues
    1. Final Watts Bar Plan approved
    2. Final nomination to TVA Board
  6. The Cherokee and other National Forests
    1. ORV-caused damages to be reduced
    2. Right-sizing the National Forest road system
  7. Addressing climate change
    1. A strong climate bill must be passed by the Senate
    2. Needed: climate legislation to protect natural resources
    3. EPA finding enables it to regulate CO2 under the Clean Air Act
  8. Other national issues
    1. Funding increases for NP and EPA
    2. Balancing renewable-energy development and land conservation
    3. How much designated Wilderness do we have?
  9. The Oak Ridge area
    1. Cedar Barren fence replaced
    2. Area 4 to be preserved
    3. DOE proposal for land transfer in west end of ORR
    4. AFORR meeting to feature “Forever Green Tennessee advocate
  10. TCWP NEWS
    1. (A note from the Executive Director; Upcoming activities; Recent events; Kroger certificates)
  11. CALENDAR, RESOURCES
    1. Calendar
    2. Resources
 
ACTION SUMMARY

  Issue Contact "Message!" or Action
1A Landfill near BSF TDEC (Water Poll. Control) “There are major concerns about this landfill!”
1C Regulation of oil & gas in Parks National Park Service “I support your effort to revise regulations!”
2A State legislature is in session again See suggestions in ¶2A Get involved in important bills
2B Visit to state legislators, Nashville Sandra Goss “I'll join or support Conservation Day on the Hill!”
3B Pigeon River pollution NC Div. of Water Quality “Continue ongoing efforts to reduce the color effluent!”
4 Stopping N. Shore Rd. in Smokies Rep. H. Shuler; NC papers “Thank you for securing some $$ for monetary settlement!”
5B Nominations for TVA Board Sens. Alexander and Corker “Please support confirmation of nominees!”
7A Strong climate bill Sens. Alexander and Corker “Limiting carbon pollution will also reinvigorate our economy!”
7C Reg. of CO2 under Clean Air Act Sens. Alexander and Corker
EPA Administrator Jackson		 “Oppose the dangerous Murkowski amendment!”
“Thank you for 'endangerment finding' and proposed rule!”
9C DOE proposal for land transfer DOE Oak Ridge Office “Proposal presents reasonable compromise!”

 
Senator John Doe
United States Senate
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Doe
Sincerely yours,		 The Hon. John Doe
U.S. House of Representatives
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Doe
Sincerely yours,		 Pres. Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414; Fax 456-2461
president@whitehouse.gov
Dear Mr. President
Respectfully yours,		 Governor Phil Bredesen
State Capitol
Nashville, TN 37243-9872
615-741-2001; Fax 532-9711
Dear Gov. Bredesen
Respectfully yours,
Sen. Bob Corker
Ph: 202-224-3344; FAX: 202-228-1264
e-mail: http://corker.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Local: 865-637-4180 (FAX 637-9886)
800 Market St., Suite 121, Knoxville 37902
 Sen. Lamar Alexander
Ph: 202-224-4944; FAX: 202-228-3398
web: http://alexander.senate.gov, click "Contact”
Local: 865-545-4253 (FAX 545-4252)
 Rep. Zach Wamp
Phone: 202-225-3271
FAX: 202-225-3494
Local: 865-483-3366
Web: www.house.gov/wamp

To call any Rep or Senator, dial Congressional switchboard, 202-224-3121. To find out about the status of bills, call 202-225-1772
URLs: http://www.house.gov/lastname/ and http://lastname.senate.gov/ General contact info: http://www.lcv.org
With mail to Congress still slow following the anthrax scare, consider faxing, phoning, and other modes of communication.
There is much contact information in our up-to-date Political Guide. Visit the TCWP web site (http://www.tcwp.org)

WHAT IS TCWP?

TCWP (Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning) is dedicated to achieving and perpetuating protection of natural lands and waters by means of public ownership, legislation, or cooperation of the private sector. While our first focus is on the Cumberland and Appalachian regions of East Tennessee, our efforts may extend to the rest of the state and the nation. TCWP's strength lies in researching information pertinent to an issue, informing and educating our membership and the public, interacting with groups having similar objectives, and working through the legislative, administrative, and judicial branches of government on the federal, state, and local levels.

TCWP: 130 Tabor Rd., Oak Ridge, TN 37830. President: Jimmy Groton, 865-483-5799 (evening).
Executive and Membership-Development Director: Sandra Goss, 865-522-3809; Sandra@sandrakgoss.com

Newsletter editor: Lee Russell, Email: lianerussell@comcast.net
Internet: http://www.tcwp.org

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