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Thom Tillis on Environment |
TEXT: Thom Tillis Gave Polluters a Pass
- News & Record 7/3/2014
Coal Industry Boosts Tillis' Campaign Coffers
- The News & Observer 8/7/2014
Coal Ash Cleanup May Cost North Carolinians
- Charlotte Observer, 7/3/2014
NARRATOR: Now North Carolinians are at risk of picking up the tab for coal ash cleanup. Thom Tillis: protecting polluters, not North Carolina families. Environmental Defense Action Fund is responsible for the content of this advertising.
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV)'s trademark Dirty Dozen program targets candidates for Congress--regardless of party affiliation--who consistently vote against clean energy and conservation and are running in races in which LCV has a serious chance to affect the outcome. Since 1996, more than 60 percent of the Dirty Dozen have been defeated.
Library of Congress Summary: This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on Aug. 5, 2016, relating to non-subsistence takings of wildlife and public participation and closure procedures on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska.
Case for voting YES by House Republican Policy Committee: The Fish and Wildlife Service rule--which lays claim to more than 20% of Alaska--violates ANILCA (Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act) and the Alaska Statehood Compact. Not only does [the existing 2016 rule] undermine Alaska's ability to manage fish and wildlife upon refuge lands, it fundamentally destroys a cooperative relationship between Alaska and the federal government.
Case for voting NO by the Sierra Club (April 6, 2017):
