Wednesday, January 29th, 2014

Today, citizens are gathering outside of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 3 headquarters in Philadelphia, Penn., to demand a clean water future for Appalachia. In the wake of a devastating chemical spill in West Virginia and decades of damaged water from mountaintop removal mining and other coal industry abuses, citizens are taking action.

They need you to join them by telling the EPA that all Americans deserve safe water.

In Central Appalachia, state politicians have tied the hands and budgets of regulatory officials trying to conduct meaningful water-quality oversight. What’s more, loose federal EPA guidances have proven to be unenforceable and make little difference on the ground. We need a federal rule that supersedes the corruption of state politicians and that has enough teeth to make a real difference for Appalachian communities.

Join these citizens today and tell the EPA that Appalachians need new water safeguards from an industry that’s run amok.

It’s time to act. The EPA holds the keys to protecting Appalachia’s health. Let’s show them we won’t stand by while any American is forced to drink polluted water!

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