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Tipoffs for Asheville, North Carolina (Smoky Mountain) Newsletter for Sunday December 22, 2019 ( 4 items )  

Chairman Murkowski Issues Statement at Hearing on Wildfires, Electric Grid Reliability
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following opening statement by Chairman Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, at a hearing to examine the impacts of wildfire on electric grid reliability: The committee will come to order. Last hearing of the year here. There's a lot going on this morning so I think we'll have people coming in and out. But, we do have a pretty hard stop at 11:00 am this morning, we've got a series of votes, and we are going to observe an a  more

Environment America Issues Statement on FY2020 Appropriations Package
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Environment America issued the following statement: The House of Representatives finalized the 2020 fiscal year appropriations package and proposed $495 million as funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). At the beginning of the year, Congress voted to permanently reauthorize the LWCF in an overwhelming bipartisan vote. However, there is no current requirement to fully fund the program at its mandated $900 million total. Jamie Lockwood, conservation asso  more

Kentucky National Guard: The 623rd Field Artillery in the Land of the Morning Calm
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Dec. 20 -- The Kentucky National Guard issued the following news: John Trowbridge, Kentucky National Guard On this date, December 22, 1951, the 623rd Armored Field Artillery arrived at Pusan, South Korea, for its tour of duty in the Korean War. Korea, known as the Land of the Morning Calm, was anything but calm in the early morning hours of June 25, 1950, when North Korean forces invaded the Republic of Korea. The U.S. military responded with the largest mobilization to d  more

New Legislation Combats Climate Change Impacts on National Park Lands and Waters
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release: * * * - This is the first of many measures that must be taken to safeguard the health of our people and our public lands and waters. * * * House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva and several members of the committee introduced the American Public Lands and Waters Climate Solution Act of 2019, a major step in combatting the effects of climate change on our nation's public lan  more