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Podcast: Life after coal for one county

Diversity team discussion focused on ESG (environment, social, governance) for net zero goals in a sustainable green office

Commissioner Melody Villard and Economic Recovery Corps Fellow Sasha Nelson discuss the transition Moffat County, Colo. planned to diversify its economy after the closure of coal mines and a power plant decimated its property tax revenue.

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Thermal power plant burning coal fossil fuel for production of electrical energy. Kingston power station in Roane County, Tennessee
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DOI, DOE and the EPA announce new funding and regulatory measures to support U.S. coal industry

On September 29, the U.S. Departments of the Interior (DOI), Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced coordinated actions to expand domestic coal production and coal-fired energy generation. 

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces it will uphold 2024 PFAS CERCLA rule

On September 17, the EPA announced that the agency will uphold the 2024 rule designating two types of PFAS as hazardous under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. 

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DOI announces millions for multiple wetlands conservation programs

On September 18, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced $54 million in land acquisitions for waterfowl habitat conservation through a program administered by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission. The conservation actions add onto an August 4 announcement of $102.9 million in grant-based funding under a separate program administered by the Commission for the conservation of critical wetlands ecosystems and migratory bird habitat through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.