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Secretary Jewell Announces Decision to Protect 75,000 Acres of Eastern Tennessee Mountains From Future Surface Mining
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At the request of the State of Tennessee, the Department of the Interior has agreed to designate approximately 75,000 acres of mountain ridgelines as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.
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Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
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Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Showcase
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, a corporation owned by the U.S. government, provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states at prices below the national average. TVA, which receives no taxpayer money and makes no profits, also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.
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CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection advances the conservation, use, and appreciation of Connecticut’s wildlife resources.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
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Assessing Future Energy Development Fact Sheet
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Provides a general overview of the need for the Energy Assessment research, the major products and findings that came out of the project, and the relevance of the study, models, and tools to the resource management community.
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Restoring Coal-Mined Lands to Create Habitat for Imperiled Birds
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AMJV and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative are partnering up to re-establish habitat on previously mined land to create greater breeding grounds for declining bird species in the Appalachian Region. Using ARRI’s Forestry Reclamation Approach, this collaboration is replanting trees on disturbed sites in heavily populated bird areas to restore the function and form of habitats that existed prior to mining.
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Overview of FY 11-12 Funded Projects
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Describes the six projects currently funded by the Appalachian LCC through 2012. These include a Stream Classification System, Development of Hydrologic Foundation, Assessing Future Impacts of Energy Extraction, Understanding Land Use and Climate Change, Riparian Restoration Tool to Promote Climate Change Resilience, and Data Needs Assessment to Support Conservation Planning.
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ISC Call for February 11, 2013
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103 Report (review of over 100 planning documents from conservation & resource management agencies)
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A summary review of over 100 key planning documents of the many conservation & resource management agencies/organizations across the Appalachian Region.
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SC Programmatic Alignment Work Group
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Regional Programs and Initiatives
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Programmatic Alignment and Strategic Engagement
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SC Meeting & Workshop, April 22-24, 2013