ACHE Act of 2025
The ACHE Act of 2025 requires the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining on communities in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. It imposes a temporary moratorium on new federal permits for such mining until the study concludes, while mandating ongoing pollution monitoring (water, air, soil) at existing sites with public reporting of results. Coal mining companies must pay a fee to cover federal costs for the study and monitoring program. The bill directly affects coal mining operations in the specified Appalachian regions and the communities living near them, focusing on evidence-based health research and transparency.
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Jul 2025
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Introduced Jul 23, 2025
Last action Jul 24, 2025
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Jul 24, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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Jul 23, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jul 23, 2025
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