CLEAR January 2010

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<action item> Coal ash dumps are huge and toxic
by duane330＠aol.com 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

We have waited far too long for comprehensive protections against the toxic coal ash threat. Please take a moment to stand up for public health! Take action today! Dear colleague, People living near coal ash dump sites often tell similar stories of illness, poisoned drinking water supplies and environmental destruction. For decades, these massive toxic dumps, sometimes millions of gallons deep and hundreds of acres wide, have been unregulated, unmonitored and ignored. But on Dec. 22, 2008, everything changed. That night, more than 1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash burst through a dam and flooded 300 acres in rural Tennessee. Dozens of homes were damaged or destroyed, and the Environmental Protection Agency vowed to act. Citizens just like you sent letters and made phone calls to the EPA, pleading for swift action to guarantee the safety and environment for millions of Americans living near these dangerous sites. But, one year later, we still wait for federal oversight. The EPA has a plan to regulate coal ash as hazardous waste, but well-funded lobbyists for the coal and power industries are blocking EPA's attempt to protect public health and the environment. They are meeting with White House officials, spreading false information about coal ash and obscuring the need for strong federal oversight. Please take a moment to stand up for public health by calling, faxing or emailing the White House to tell them that coal ash must be immediately regulated as hazardous waste: http://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/coalash_0110/7unw7g407j37ddm?#start… America has waited far too long for comprehensive protections against this toxic coal ash threat. Industry should not be allowed to flex its lobbyist muscle and stand in the way of better health and a cleaner environment. — Earthjustice

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Over 21 streams statewide under threat
by duane330＠aol.com 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

House bill to protect waterways: Legislators want to prevent fish kills Another fish-kill disaster like Dunkard Creek is on the horizon, and new laws are needed to protect state waterways. One of those efforts is House Bill 4001, created and co-sponsored by local delegates, and the first House bill introduced during the 2010 session. Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, is the primary sponsor of HB 4001. She and others noted that there are some obstacles to getting a bill passed. Not everyone in the Legislature understands the extent of the kill, or that the expansion of golden algae makes it a statewide issue. HB 4001 would amend the existing Water Pollution Control Act to enable the DEP to develop standards to control levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) in state waterways. It would require mining, gas drilling and other industries to conform with those standards for discharges into waterways. The DEP and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have said the Dunkard fish kill was caused by a bloom of golden algae -- P. parvum, a plant that thrives in salty water and produces a toxin that can kill fish, mussels and salamanders. Chloride, a component of salt, is also an element of TDS. You can have most influence by contacting the Office of the Governor, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25305. You can email the Governor at _Governor(a)wvgov.org_ (mailto:Governor@wvgov.org) See also: E _http://www.wvgov.org_ (http://www.wvgov.org/)

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