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Urgent Action Needed: EPA Guidance Revoked
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
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One of many communities threatened by mountaintop removal coal mining
Earlier this week, a federal judge in D.C. ruled in favor of the coal industry, striking down important guidance the Environmental Protection Agency had put in place to protect the health of communities and streams in Appalachia from mountaintop removal coal mining.
Take Action Now and tell President Obama to stand up for Appalachia.
The ruling is largely on a technicality – but meanwhile, residents of Appalachia continue to suffer from air and water pollution and other devastating impacts of mountaintop removal – every single day.
President Obama told the American people that he would let science guide the decisions made by his agencies.
The science is in and it is abundantly clear:
- The impacts of mountaintop removal mining on streams are “pervasive and irreversible,” according to top scientists, and cannot be prevented or corrected by reclamation or mitigation.
- People living near mountaintop mines are 50% more likely to die of cancer and 42% more likely to be born with birth defects compared with other people in Appalachia.
Contact President Obama today and urge him to stick to his promise.
You helped us generate over 60,000 comments to the EPA supporting stronger protections that are now in jeopardy. This week’s court ruling does not change President Obama’s ability – or responsibility – to stop the devastating impacts of mountaintop removal on Appalachian families and communities.
Now more than ever, Americans need to stand by the Appalachian people and mountains and call for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining.
For the Mountains,
Matt Wasson
August 21st, 2012 at 2:10 pm
COAL KILLS…….everyday!
Power outages in India a few weeks ago….
Corporate backroom deals,hand shakes, citizens voices grow…
Coal exits USA….does not even stay, but go’s…..
India and corporate CEOs…rape our lands,choke our streams with toxic loads that puts cancerous tumors in children and floods their appalachian homes…
they lie and fumble over their words, the people confused and divided sense that there is an urge….To dismantle the mega mighty coal machine, before it envelopes all of our beloved ancient Appalachian green.
September 7th, 2012 at 3:19 am
Why are we not investing in Zero Point Energy?