National Call-In Day to End Mountaintop Removal

Right now, over 150 citizens are walking the halls of Congress to advocate for an end to mountaintop removal mining. Join their efforts– pick up the phone today and ask your Representative to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act. This bill would go a long way towards ending mountaintop removal mining, which has already destroyed 500 mountains, buried over 2,000 miles of streams, and damaged nearby residents’ health.

Be sure to fill out the feedback form below to let us know you called.

Step One

Please call your Congressperson at (202) 224-3121 and ask them to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act. Its fast and easy! Ask to be connected with your representative, then follow this sample script:

SAMPLE SCRIPT

Hello, my name is ______________ and I live in ______________ . I’m calling to request that Representative ______________ cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, an bill that would help to end mountaintop removal coal mining — a extreme form of coal mining that has already destroyed over 500 mountains in Appalachia and over 2,000 miles of streams. A number of recent scientific studies have also shown that mountaintop removal poses serious health risks to local citizens. I urge Representative ______________ to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act today.

To become an original sponsor please contact Tuley Wright in Congressman Pallone’s office or Michelle Tranquilli in Congressman Reichert’s office.

TALKING POINTS

• During the last Congress, the bill was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) with Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). It finished the session with 173 co-sponsors.
• The Clean Water Protection Act is necessary to protect clean drinking water for many of our nation’s cities.
• The Clean Water Protection Act is also necessary to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents who face frequent catastrophic flooding and pollution or loss of drinking water as a result of mountaintop removal.
• Make it personal by mentioning a local treasure that you would not like to see destroyed. For example, we would not blow up Mt. Rushmore for coal. Similarly, the Appalachian Mountains are a national treasure that the whole country must work together to preserve.
• This issue is urgent – scientific studies have shown we need to act now to prevent future destruction and to protect Appalachia for future economic opportunities.

Step Two

Please tell us what your Congressperson said.