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New Record Set in Re-Introduction of Clean Water Protection Act
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
May 24, 2007, Washington, DC: GREAT NEWS! Back in January, we asked supporters of iLoveMountains.org to write their representatives and ask them to become an original co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act.
The Act eliminates a loophole that has allowed coal companies to dump millions of tons of mine waste into nearby streams when they practice mountaintop removal coal mining.
Our goal was to get more than 55 Congressional representatives to co-sponsor the bill before it was introduced to the new 110th Congress. (55 representatives were original co-sponsored in the previous Congress.)
We’re proud to report that on May 4, 2007, H.R. 2169, the Clean Water Protection Act, was re-introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey and for Congressman Christopher Shays of Connecticut – with a record 63 original co-sponsors!
Did your representative sign on as a co-sponsor? Click here to find out.
If your representative is one of the original cosponsors of the bill, please take a moment to thank them.
If your representative isn’t on the list, they can still sign on as a co-sponsor. Click here to tell your representative to take action.
This new record of original co-sponsors – and the leadership shown by people like you who love the mountains – is only the beginning of our efforts to move the fight to end mountaintop removal coal mining to the halls of Congress.
Help support those efforts by adding your voice to the thousands of Americans who are standing up to end mountaintop removal coal mining.
