Newsletter No. 291

May 16, 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. TCWP buys Obed tract to protect it
    2. Decisions still pending on landfill in BSF watershed
    3. Measuring water quantity and quality in the Obed System
  2. Frozen Head; Cumberlands
    1. More land added to park
    2. Frozen Head BioBlitz continues
    3. Wild pigs at Frozen Head
    4. Alliance for the Cumberlsnds
  3. The Tennessee legislature: mostly bad news
    1. Land-acquisition funds removed from Governor's budget
    2. Parliamentary ploy kills mountain-top-removal bill
    3. ATV bills: one postponed, one passes
    4. Bottle Bill “taken off notice”
    5. Resolution for Lighthouse Lodge at Norris S.P. is approved
    6. Some other bills
  4. Other State news
    1. Addition to Cumberland Trail State Park
    2. Tennessee's watersheds
    3. Civil War parks in Tennessee
  5. Federal regulation of coal-power-related evils
    1. EPA-proposed guidance on Mountain-Top Removal
    2. EPA proposes to veto largest MTR mine; our support urgently needed
    3. EPA proposes two strategies for regulation of coal ash; one is too weak
  6. Cherokee NF; Appalachian Trail
    1. Corridor K update
    2. The Appalachian Trail, a major resource
  7. Other national issues
    1. Kerry/Lieberman climate bill must be strengthened and improved
    2. ACCWA, another bill to make Clean Water Act work again
    3. Presidential initiative on land conservation
    4. National Wild & Scenic Rivers System
    5. Two conservation giants have died
  8. TCWP NEWS
    1. (A note from the Executive Director; TCWP-website resources; Upcoming activities; Recent events)
  9. CALENDAR, RESOURCES
    1. Calendar
    2. Resources
  10. BREAKING NEWS!!! TODAY – STOP DISASTROUS ATTACK ON OUR CLEAN AIR ACT
 
ACTION SUMMARY

  Issue Contact "Message!" or Action
1B Landfill near BSF Sign up for e-mail alerts Comment on Corp's Environmental Assessment.
2B Frozen Head ecological inventories Ranger Michael Hodge Offer your assistance with inventories of species, disturbances.
3A Restoring land-acquisition funds List in ¶3A Action Box “Retain these funds in the budget!” U R G E N T
3B Scenic Vistas bill Reps. McDonald, Fraley,
Gilmore, Borchert		 “Thank you for trying to stop MTR! Try again next year!”
3D “Bottle bill” - county endorsements Marge Davis “Please provide advice on how to proceed!”
5A EPA guidance on MTR Administrator Lisa Jackson
Info sources (see ¶5A)		 “Thank you for confronting MTR assaults on environment!”
“Please provide info on where/when to comment!”
5B EPA veto of largest MTR mine By June 1, Adm. L. Jackson “Thank you, and follow through with full veto of Spruce No.1!”
7B Ambiguities in Clean Water Act Your US Representative “Co-sponsor HR.5088 to restore functions of our CWA!”
8A Many ways to help TCWP Sandra Goss Find out how you can get involved

 
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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