Clean Air, Water, Land & Energy
TNSBA member Peter Calvet, owner of Fantasy Flora in Memphis, speaks out on fuel efficiency standards
Celebrate, save our nonpartisan planet These fuel efficiency standards have been working, saving us money, reducing our dependence on foreign oil, and cutting pollution that harms the health of our communities. –Peter Calvet
Read MoreBrian Sexton, Founder of Creative’s Day, Calls For Corker and Alexander to Support EPA Standards
I lead a support organization for artists who either live in or are moving to Nashville called Creatives’ Day. We connect artists–musicians, writers, visual artists and even chefs–with the things they need to prosper like affordable housing, financial and entrepreneurial tools. In a city like Nashville where 100 people are moving to town each day,…
Read MoreAfter meeting with Senators last week, Memphis business owner Peter Calvet asks them to reject EPA budget cuts released Monday
My wife and I moved from New England to Tennessee last year because we fell in love with the state’s moderate nature, both in climate and in politics to open my small business in Memphis, Fantasy Flora. Yes, we were fed up with freezing in the winter, but we looked forward to living in a…
Read MoreJess Wilson, Owner of Summer Fields Farm and In Town Organics, Meets with Senators – Urges Support for EPA Funding
“Having clean air and water is a crucial part of creating an environment where people want to live and raise their families.” I am a farmer, a rural resident, and a mother of three. I founded In Town Organics and Summer Fields Farm, on which my family raises grass fed lamb and goats, pastured poultry,…
Read MoreLocal Small Business Owners Urge Senators in Washington to Put the Health and Safety of Tennesseans First
Revelations of Statewide Water Contamination Prove Necessity for Clean Water and Air Protections NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On a statewide press call, small business owners in Nashville, Monteagle, and Memphis called on Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker to prioritize the health of Tennessee communities so their business can continue to thrive. Speakers addressed the dangers…
Read MoreTN Small Business Alliance Responds to President Trump’s State of the Union
[Nashville, TN] – The Tennessee Small Business Alliance (TNSBA) issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s State of the Union address: “Thanks to the President, the state of our union is ‘dirty.’ His alarming and dangerous agenda to weaken environmental and public health protection standards threatens the wellbeing of Tennessee, our economic growth…
Read MoreFact Sheet: How Tennessee Benefits from Greater Fuel Efficiecny
The fuel efficiency standards supported by Senators Alexander and Corker are working, spurring innovation, investment in the auto industry, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and cutting dangerous carbon pollution in the air that harms health. Here are more ways Tennessee benefits from these fuel standards: View the Fact Sheet
Read MoreFact Sheet: Blunt Rollback of Vehicle Efficiency Standards
Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) has introduced S. 1273, legislation that rolls back popular and successful fuel efficiency standards that have been working, spurring innovation, investment in the auto industry, reducing our dependence on foreign oil and cutting dangerous carbon pollution in the air that harms health. Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Todd Young (R-IN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),…
Read MoreTN Small Business to Congress: Operating Shutdown by Shutdown is No Way to Run a Country
Washington still needs to pass budget that doesn’t put our state’s public health or economic growth at risk. [Nashville, TN] – The Tennessee Small Business Alliance (TNSBA) issued the following statement in response to Congress and the President coming to a temporary agreement to end the current federal government shutdown, and kick the funding deadline…
Read MoreGroup believes budget cuts will hurt Superfund cleanup in Chattanooga
January 17th, 2018by Mark Pacein Local Regional NewsRead Time: 2 mins. Buildings are seen in the Jefferson Heights neighborhood on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Parts of Jefferson Heights, along with locations in Alton Park, Cowart Place, Richmond and the Southside Gardens neighborhoods, have been proposed as EPA Superfund sites after lead…
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