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Bussey: Electric vehicles a step in right direction
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SELC staff attorney Trey Bussey speaks to Noon Rotary about the effects of greenhouse gasses, clean energy and proposals from the TVA. - photo by Dalton Perez
The Southern Environmental Law Center’s mission is to protect the basic right to clean air, water and a livable climate. They aim to preserve the region’s national treasures and rich biodiversity that lies in the Southeast region of the state. Trey Bussey, staff attorney with the SELC, spoke at Noon Rotary last week to discuss the usages of natural gas, explain the abundance of carbon dioxide in the air and to draw attention to the rise in electric energy.
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City sued over rezoning dispute
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Nikki Childers photos The Pace Street property which is over 30 acres in size is currently zoned as R1 residential but could be rezoned as R6 smart growth if the civil suit leveled against the City of McMinnville is successful in court.
A twice-denied petition for rezoning a property has picked up the pace and is now headed for the courtroom. Heron Homes, which is owned by Harrison Hale, has filed suit against the City of McMinnville after multiple attempts to rezone property it owns on Pace St. in the northern part of the city limits.
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