Berke's Natural Resource Legacy Continues - And Response (2)
Berke’s Natural Resource Legacy Continues - And Response (3) Thursday, April 29, 2021 As Andy Berke moves on to the next chapter of his career, recent news regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority decision to eliminate coal-derived energy by 2035, should be a reminder to constituents of how proactive his thinking was in terms of natural resources and environmental stewardship. In 2010, Senator Berke took an ostensibly controversial position by opposing the mining of coal through mountaintop removal. His decision was principled and well grounded in the economic reality surrounding coal...