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Fwd: FW: BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE COAL ASH RECYCLING LEGISLATION
by Jim Sconyers 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

For shame. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Scott Stapf <sstapf(a)hastingsgroup.com> Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM Subject: FW: BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE COAL ASH RECYCLING LEGISLATION To: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE(a)lists.sierraclub.org **** ** ** **** *For Immediate Release: *October 20, 2011**** **** *Contacts:***** Don Canton (Hoeven) (202) 224-8469**** Sean Neary (Conrad) (202) 224-2043**** Ron Eckstein (Nelson) (202) 224-5326**** Jeff Sadosky (Portman) (202) 224-5190**** Emily Bittner (Manchin) (202) 224-3954**** Sara Lasure (Boozman) (202) 224-4843**** Daniel Head (Enzi) (202) 224-3424**** **** *BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS INTRODUCE COAL ASH RECYCLING LEGISLATION***** Measure Will Save Jobs, Hold Down Energy Costs, Protect Local Oversight**** **** WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2011, legislation that will ensure the safe and effective disposal of coal combustion residuals, a byproduct of coal-fired electricity generation that is also recycled as a valuable building material. **** **** This effort was prompted by the EPA’s proposal to regulate coal ash as hazardous waste. Coal ash is a byproduct that has been safely used for buildings, roads, bridges and other infrastructure for years under state regulations. The agency’s new rule would add additional costs to recycling companies and power plants, thereby increasing the cost of electricity to consumers.**** **** Under this legislation, states could set up their own permitting program for the management and disposal of coal ash that is based on existing EPA regulations to protect human health and the environment. States will know where they stand under this bill, since the benchmarks for what constitutes a successful state program will be set in statute. This is a states-first approach that provides regulatory certainty.**** **** The bill would set up a state permitting program for coal ash under a section of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that would ensure sites have the adequate groundwater monitoring, protective lining, and properly engineered structures needed to protect communities. **** **** Hoeven outlined the new legislation on the floor of the U.S. Senate today, illustrating his comments with photos of Bismarck State University’s National Center of Energy Excellence and a rendering of the new North Dakota Heritage Center expansion, both of which incorporate recycled coal residuals in their construction.**** **** “North Dakota is a good example of how states can manage the disposal of coal residuals with good environmental stewardship, and at the same time, allow for beneficial uses like building roads, bridges and buildings that are stronger and less expensive,” *Senator John Hoeven* said. “Just as importantly, this legislation helps to preserve valuable jobs at a time when the nation so very much needs them.”**** **** “Years of research have shown that coal ash should not be regulated as a hazardous waste. Doing so would only force unworkable requirements on our state's utilities, resulting in serious economic consequences and the loss of good-paying jobs,” *Senator Kent Conrad* said. “While coal ash must be handled properly, there are less burdensome regulatory options that still protect public health and the environment and can be administered by state programs.” **** **** Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska pointed out that his state has 100 percent public power, meaning every utility customer in Nebraska purchases electricity from a public power, rural electric or municipal utility. **** **** “This legislation will help control rates for every Nebraskan who pays for electricity,” *Senator Ben Nelson* said. “It will prevent the implementation of new repetitive, burdensome, and potentially expensive EPA regulations, keeping the regulation of coal ash at the state level. Local control helps Nebraska’s publicly-owned utilities and municipalities manage their coal ash byproducts in a way that is cost-effective while ensuring the continued protection of human health and the environment.” **** **** “This bipartisan legislation will prevent serious government overreach that would negatively impact utility consumers, workers and our economy,” said *Senator Rob Portman* of Ohio. “It’s just another example of an out of control regulatory regime that has created uncertainty and threatened job growth in everything from farming to manufacturing and mining. By some estimates, the regulations EPA are proposing for coal combustion byproducts would eliminate 316,000 jobs over the next 20 years and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Ohio’s economy, which is already struggling, would be heavily burdened by these regulations. This legislation, supported by a broad coalition of job creators, will provide a common sense framework that balances our economic, environmental, public health and energy security needs.”**** **** “This bill paves the way for states to manage coal ash in a safe, effective manner,” said *Senator Michael Enzi* of Wyoming. “It is a serious legislative effort that takes a unique approach to fixing a problem that industry and the states want to address.”**** **** “The bipartisan support for this commonsense legislation is so strong, and has been building for a long time because overregulation of coal ash by the EPA would threaten vital industries, as well as needlessly cost West Virginia and the nation more jobs - neither of which we can afford," *Senator Joe Manchin* of West Virginia said. “This legislation gives us a commonsense fix: let each state use existing EPA health and environment regulations to set up their own permitting program that allows them to recycle and reuse coal ash. This approach will protect jobs and our economy, and give families and businesses the certainty they need to help restore confidence.”**** **** “This is a commonsense approach to protecting jobs for hardworking Americans by empowering states to both protect our environment and keep electricity affordable,” said *Senator John Boozman* of Arkansas.**** **** The legislation was prompted by the EPA’s proposal to regulate coal ash as hazardous waste. Coal ash is a byproduct that has been safely used for buildings, roads, bridges and other infrastructure for years under state regulations. The agency’s new rule would add additional costs to recycling companies and power plants, thereby increasing the cost of electricity to consumers.**** **** The bill will set up a state permitting program for coal ash under a section of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that would ensure sites have the adequate groundwater monitoring, protective lining, and properly engineered structures needed to protect communities. **** **** “This legislation represents a reasonable new approach to environmental law – a states-first approach,” Hoeven said. “It ensures good environmental stewardship, while helping to preserve jobs and ensure that a beneficial product is made available for worthy uses. Just as importantly, it ensures that Congress and the states hold the reins of environmental policy.”**** **** *-###-***** **** **** **** ** ** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE list, send any message to: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: WVU 2 day Oct 27th and 28th Marcellus info from WVU news (clarified)
by Jim Sconyers 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

You can skip the gag-me speech by Joe Manchin Thursday, and go to all the sessions Friday free (sans meals) if you follow the registration contact for nonprofits. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <WVABooks(a)aol.com> Date: Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 4:04 PM Subject: WVU 2 day Oct 27th and 28th Marcellus info from WVU news (clarified) To: jimscon(a)gmail.com ** WVU College of Law to present two-day exploration of Marcellus Shale issues (Clarifies registration fees for the event)**** WVU's College of Law leaders have rounded up an array of experts from the public and private sector for an information-based two-day exploration of economic and regulatory issues surrounding one of the most significant energy developments in the history of Appalachia – Marcellus Shale natural gas recovery.**** Marcellus Shale drilling – its economic potential and the regulatory conundrums faced by state lawmakers in protecting the economy and the environment – is the subject of Drilling Down on Regulatory Challenges: Balancing Preservation and Profitability in the Development of Shale Gas Resources set for Oct. 27 and 28 on the WVU campus.**** There will be a reception and banquet featuring keynote speaker Sen. Joe Manchin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct, 27 at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center. Speakers and panel discussions will be held at the Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom (room 165) at the Law Center from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28. The panel discussions on the 28th are free and open to the public. There is a fee of $150 for those registering to attend the reception and the banquet on the 27th; included in the that fee is a continental breakfast and lunch on the 28th. There is a fee of $25 for those wishing to register for the continental breakfast and lunch on the 28th only.**** More online: http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2011/10/12/wvu-college-of-law-to-present-two-day-… **** -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Coresco hearing format editorial
by James Kotcon 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

Today's Dominion Post editorial. More local news attached. Jim Kotcon >>>>> DOMINION POST Wednesday 19 October 2011: EDITORIAL Public comment was not a wrap State DEP needs to put this experiment in its tape recorder and listen to it The public paid a call on the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday. The DEP’s representative said the session was just an experiment — an informal conference, not a public hearing. So, who were the 25 audience members to argue? They were the public, that’s who. And judging from their reaction, the DEP might want to think long and hard about experimenting on the public in Monongalia County again. Whether or not the meeting was an informal conference or a public hearing was really never in dispute. It was just the protocol the DEP used for conducting this meeting. Instead of letting members of the crowd address their peers and the DEP’s experts on a permit to renew and expand a coal ash refuse facility, they were ushered to an isolated table to address a recorder while videotaped. Though the DEP’s Division of Mining Reclamation permitting supervisor was on the other side of the table, the public was effectively prevented from hearing the “public” comments. For the more intrepid members of the crowd, who wished to address the crowd and the DEP, their remarks went unheard by all except the recorder and the lone official. The DEP said the meeting’s format was experimental. The idea was to not let members of the public address each other and to provide an outlet for shy members of the crowd. Instead, members of the crowd just raised its voice. For now, we’ll just call it a failed experiment. Perhaps this format has merit in taking testimony in judicial matters. But as it applies to any kind of public comment, it’s contrary to the notion of transparency that’s the cornerstone of our government. We realize that public forums are often marked by one or more speakers who may try to dominate the proceedings. And occasionally some comments are mere rants rather than reasoned pros and cons. But that’s open government — democracy. It’s more often than not messy ... and noisy. The issues before this “informal conference” were environmentally sensitive and could potentially have a major impact on residents, nearby property owners and others. We are not going to take sides on this permit — for now — to double the size of this refuse dump near tributaries of the Monongahela River. However, the DEP has another thing coming if it thinks it can mute public opinion or quietly channel it into its recorders at a public session. Though a measure of decorum and control to allow everyone to say their piece is vital at such meetings, public sessions cannot be reduced to virtual voice mail. The state DEP is a public agency, and it still answers directly to the public. UPDATE

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DP on ash hearing
by Jim Sconyers 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

All in all a pretty good article. "Smackdown" indeed! -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: FW: THREAT OF LAWSUIT LOOMS OVER TOXIC COAL WASTE IN WEST VIRGINIA
by James Kotcon 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

>>> "Avi Kramer" <akramer(a)publicjustice.net> 10/17/2011 6:28 PM >>> Here's the final release that went out just before 6 p.m. It's also on our website: http://www.publicjustice.net/Newsroom/News/Report-Cites-Coal-Ash-Polluti on-in-WVa.aspx Thanks again, all. From: Deborah Mathis Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 5:56 PM To: Major Media (dmathis(a)publicjustice.net) Subject: THREAT OF LAWSUIT LOOMS OVER TOXIC COAL WASTE IN WEST VIRGINIA Importance: High NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2011 Contacts: Deborah Mathis, Public Justice - (202) 797-8600 or dmathis(a)publicjustice.net Mike Becher, Appa. Mtn. Advocates - (304) 382-4798 or mbecher(a)appalmad.org Jim Kotcon, Sierra Club W.Va. Chapter - (304) 293-8822 or jkotcon(a)wvu.edu Sean Sarah, Sierra Club - (202) 548-4589 or sean.sarah(a)sierraclub.org Cindy Rank, WV Highlands Conserv. - (304) 924-5802 or clrank2(a)gmail.com REPORT CITES DANGEROUS COAL WASTE POLLUTION OF W.VA. STREAM; NOTICE GIVEN OF POSSIBLE LAWSUIT According to a just-released report <http://www.publicjustice.net/Repository/Files/CORESCO_10_13_2011_FINAL. PDF> from Monongalia County, W.Va., coal combustion waste (CCW) and acid mine drainage (AMD) have seriously harmed aquatic life and ecosystems in a local stream, Crafts Run, which spans multiple miles and discharges into the Monongahela River. The report's data-gathered at specific monitor sites along Crafts Run and detailed in this map <http://www.publicjustice.net/Repository/Files/Coresco_MapwSample&Monito rSites.pdf> -shows elevated levels of dissolved solids, aluminum, iron and manganese in water samples collected from the stream. High amounts of boron and selenium indicated CCW pollution specifically, and in certain places, the concentration of iron violated state surface water quality standards. Self-monitoring data by Coresco LLC-the company that owns and runs the disposal sites adjacent to Crafts Run-showed that violations of state criteria have occured in the past for dissolved aluminum, iron and pH, all indicators of AMD pollution. Coresco's existing disposal sites were permitted and defined by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to accept CCW (commonly called "coal ash"), but Coresco is now asking the WVDEP to allow it to expand its disposal operations within the Crafts Run watershed. Local environmental groups, the Sierra Club, and the national public interest law firm Public Justice are opposing the expansion. The 46-page report states that "Coresco intends to drastically increase the amount of CCW disposed of through proposed revisions" to its existing permits with the WVDEP. As a result of those revisions, Coresco could potentially place 2.8 million tons of CCW and refuse waste within the watershed each year. "The report data shows unequivocally that coal ash dumping is destroying these streams," said Richard Webster, an attorney at Public Justice, which commissioned the report. "We're concerned that the WVDEP will allow Coresco to actually expand its dumping operations-when that is the last thing that biologically degraded Crafts Run needs." Webster and Public Justice, along with Mike Becher of the Appalachian Mountain Advocates, are representing the Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and Fort Martin Community Association against Coresco. "The Coresco operations are turning the Crafts Run watershed into one large dumping ground for coal waste," Becher said. "This is being done without stringent pollution controls or adequate monitoring, as demonstrated by the report's data." Said Jim Kotcon, Energy Chair for the West Virginia Chapter of Sierra Club, "Coresco is trying to make the claim that dumping of coal ash is somehow a beneficial use. We want Coresco to clean up its pollution and operate the site without contaminating the water. Coal ash has to be handled responsibly and in compliance with the law-or else it endangers public health." A notice letter sent today <http://www.publicjustice.net/Repository/Files/Coresco_Final_Notice_Lett er_17Oct2011.pdf> details the groups' position that Coresco must come into compliance with water quality standards. The letter was written to coincide with a WVDEP hearing tonight concerning Area No. 4-the area into which Coresco is hoping to expand-and states that Public Justice and Appalachian Mountain Advocates plan to file a lawsuit if the stream is not cleaned up within sixty days. "After years of undemonstrated assumptions that dumping coal ash is a good thing, this report finally shows that there are indeed harmful impacts to waters downstream from mine and refuse sites," said Cindy Rank, Mining Committee Chair of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. "Expanding Coresco's current coal ash disposal practices will not only further pollute Crafts Run but will also add additional stress to the Monongahela River, a valuable resource for tens of thousands of people all the way to Pittsburgh, Pa." The potential lawsuit would allege multiple violations of the Clean Water Act by both Coresco LLC and Mepco LLC. (All of the waste disposal areas in the Crafts Run watershed are operated by Coresco on Mepco property. Both companies are subsidiaries of a common corporate parent, Mepco Intermediary Holdings.) The lawsuit would also claim violations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) by Coresco solely, and would seek both civil penalties and injunctions compelling Coresco and Mepco to come into compliance with the Clean Water Act, and Coresco with the SMCRA. ### Public Justice is a national public interest law firm that fights injustice and holds corporate and government wrongdoers accountable. See www.publicjustice.net. Deborah Mathis Communications Director Public Justice Foundation 1825 K Street NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006 Ph: (202) 797-8600 Ext. 246 Email: dmathis(a)publicjustice.net Web: www.publicjustice.net

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Scientific American: Top EPA scientist and Dunkard Creek
by Jonathan Rosenbaum 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

This is an interesting article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=epa-scientist-points-at-fr… -Jonathan

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Fwd: coal ash meeting in Granville
by Jim Sconyers 16 Oct '11

16 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Petra&John Wood <pbjmwood(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:23 PM Subject: Re: coal ash meeting in Granville To: Betsy Breiding <betsy.breiding(a)gmail.com>, Elizabeth Jaeger < bjaegerart(a)gmail.com>, Laura Blackburn <lmblackburn(a)gmail.com>, michael blackburn <blackb23(a)gmail.com>, Martin Christ <mchrist(a)labs.net>, Dan Wheeler <WheelerD(a)monhealthsys.org>, Dee/Deb <dfvet(a)aol.com>, Eric Hopkins < ehopkins06(a)gmail.com>, Eva Thomas <Eva.Thomas(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Mike Furbee < pmfurbee(a)hsc.wvu.edu>, Gwen Jones <gwenjones23(a)yahoo.com>, Nicole Good < nicolegood.wv(a)gmail.com>, Jean Preckel <jpreckel(a)yahoo.com>, Rae Jean Sielen <rsielen(a)populore.com>, Paul Kinkus <pkinkus(a)comcast.net>, kfurbee(a)yahoo.com, "Kenneth St. Louis" <kstlouis(a)wvu.edu>, George Racin <gracin(a)comcast.net>, adavidroth(a)gmail.com, DaveS(a)labyrinth.net, mulkeenf(a)comcast.net, naoko0607(a)gmail.com, Tom Pue <tpue(a)frontier.com>, Mike Breiding < mike(a)epicroadtrips.us>, Ned Strauser <nestrauser(a)yahoo.com>, James Kotcon < jkotcon(a)wvu.edu>, Jim Sconyers <jimscon(a)gmail.com>, Anne_Hereford < ahereford(a)downstreamstrategies.com>, Evan Hansen < ehansen(a)downstreamstrategies.com>, Pam Kasey <pkasey(a)statejournal.com>, Linda Hagerty <linda.hagerty(a)comcast.net>, Kevin Leyden <kleyden(a)wvu.edu>, "j.or.n" <lynch59(a)frontier.com>, cash <cashvan(a)aol.com>, Betty Wiley < betty.w304(a)gmail.com>, andrew sandy liebhold <aliebhold(a)gmail.com>, leepetsonk(a)gmail.com, Michael Blumenthal <mcblume(a)attglobal.net>, John Souther <possumdee(a)gmail.com>, abyssfish(a)labs.net, "Duane330(a)aol.com" < duane330(a)aol.com>, theresa7700(a)hotmail.com, clock23(a)frontier.com, Cindy Rank <clrank2(a)gmail.com>, Michael Mackert <micmackert(a)frontier.com>, Susan Braidi <susan.braidi(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Peggy Pings <peggy.pings(a)mail.wvu.edu>, Ann Payne <paynestake(a)frontier.com>, chuck coole <chuckcoole(a)gmail.com>, Greg Morgan <cnci(a)mountain.net> just a reminder about the DEP fly ash public meeting on monday, Oct 17 at 6pm. hope to see you there. For information about the 2 sites, the extensive use of ash, and why dumping coal ash is a concern, see : http://www.westvirginia.sierraclub.org/announcements/flyash-northernWV.pdf http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/news_reports/documents/CoalAshMythFac… http://democrats.naturalresources.house.gov/content/files/2011-09-26_LTR_OS… On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Petra&John Wood <pbjmwood(a)gmail.com> wrote: > WVDEP has scheduled a public meeting to hear comments and answer > questions about 2 Coresco coal ash dump permits near Maidsville across the > river from Morgantown. It will be Monday, October 17 at 6:00 pm at the > Granville Volunteer Fire Department's event hall. The fire dept is on Rt > 100 and the event hall is located across the street and behind some new > construction. > > One permit is a renewal of an existing site of ~140 acres where there is > already some evidence that water contamination is occurring. The second is > a new permit for ~338 acres. > > We hope to get a large turn-out so that we can impress upon WVDEP that many > people oppose dumping toxic fly ash into our environment. We expect the > mining and power company interests will try to pack the room with their > employees. > > -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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House Passes McKinley's on Coal Ash Biull - Will Cost Lives, Jobs
by Jim Sconyers 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

A shameful day for the nation, and especially for us in West Virginia for two reasons: Our own Congressman McKinley, tool of industry, is the author of the bill; and we will bear the brunt of the consequences as northern West Virginia accelerates its status as the nation's coal ash epicenter. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jared Saylor <jsaylor(a)earthjustice.org> Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 2:18 PM Subject: FW: NEWS: House Vote on Coal Ash Will Cost Lives, Jobs To: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE(a)lists.sierraclub.org This press statement from Earthjustice on the coal ash vote just went out to about 300 reporters nationwide. _____________________________________________ *From:* Jared Saylor *Sent:* Friday, October 14, 2011 2:16 PM *To:* Jared Saylor *Subject:* NEWS: House Vote on Coal Ash Will Cost Lives, Jobs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2011 Contact: Lisa Evans, Earthjustice (978) 548-8645 Jared Saylor, Earthjustice (202) 667-4500, ext. 5213 House Vote on Coal Ash Will Cost Lives, Jobs *Neutering EPA’s ability to regulate toxic coal ash serves only corporate polluters* Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted *267-144* today to pass H.R. 2273, a misguided attempt to neuter the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to set the first ever federal regulations on coal ash. Despite evidence showing groundwater contamination from arsenic, lead and other toxic metals at hundreds of sites and a recent study showing that federal coal ash regulations would *create 28,000 new jobs*<http://sei-us.org/publications/id/410>every year, the House voted to put the interests of corporate polluters ahead of the American public. The following statement is from Trip Van Noppen, president of Earthjustice: “Nearly three years after the tragic spill of more than 1 billion gallons of toxic coal ash in Kingston, Tennessee, it’s obvious that federally enforceable safeguards for the disposal of this toxic waste are long overdue. In fact, 267 members of the House of Representatives have taken the disturbing step of moving us even further away from this important public safety goal. “This Congress is turning their backs on what hundreds of communities living near coal ash ponds and landfills really need. Instead, these elected officials are paying attention only to the needs of corporate polluters intent on preserving their old, dangerous way of doing business. Coal ash is a toxic menace. We cannot afford another spill like the one in Tennessee, and the cold truth is that there are dozens of sites that could become another tragedy any day. Moreover, at hundreds of other coal ash sites, drinking water is contaminated with toxic heavy metals that can cause cancer and other disease. “A recent study by *Tufts University*<http://sei-us.org/publications/id/410>found that federal regulations for coal ash could provide 28,000 new jobs every year. At a time when our economy is struggling and so many Americans are out of work and trying to make ends meet, it’s shameful that 267 members of the House are turning their backs on real jobs. Rather than acting to protect America’s health and environment, it’s obvious that some members of Congress are only acting to protect polluter profits.” ####### - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE list, send any message to: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: Congress should vote to protect renewable coal ash - The Hill's Congress Blog
by Jim Sconyers 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Breathtaking lies from my/our Congressman. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Scott Stapf <sstapf(a)hastingsgroup.com> Date: Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM Subject: Congress should vote to protect renewable coal ash - The Hill's Congress Blog To: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE(a)lists.sierraclub.org http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/187573-congress- should-vote-to-protect-renewable-coal-ash "Renewable" coal ash!? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE list, send any message to: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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Fwd: COAL ASH VOTE IN HOUSE TOMORROW (FRIDAY): Still time to make a call!
by Jim Sconyers 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Evans <levans(a)earthjustice.org> Date: Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:42 PM Subject: COAL ASH VOTE IN HOUSE TOMORROW (FRIDAY): Still time to make a call! To: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE(a)lists.sierraclub.org Dear Friends-- Please remind your Representative to vote to protect health and the environment and OPPOSE H.R. 2273! There is still time to call or email. Urge your congressperson to vote NO on H.R. 2273-- the coal ash bill introduced by Rep. McKinley (R-WV), which threatens the health of thousands of Americans nationwide by allowing states to continue operating leaking and dangerous coal ash dumps without requiring basic safeguards. Please call and email your Representative as early as possible now or on Friday morning. A list of all house offices and environmental staffers is attached to this email. Simply ask your Congressman to stand for pubic health and a safe environment and oppose H.R. 2273. You may wish to tell your Representative that passage of H.R. 2273 will endanger Americans nationwide: -- By allowing the indefinite operation of dangerous coal ash ponds like the one that collapsed in Tennessee in 2008; -- By allowing the continued poisoning of drinking water and fouling of air with ash containing arsenic,hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury and other hazardous metals, and -- By preventing EPA from enforcing safety standards at coal ash dumps and preventing the Agency from ever regulating coal ash disposal in the future. And you may wish to tell your Representative that H.R. 2273 will not increase recycling (because it encourages wet disposal) and will not create jobs. A study released this week by a Tufts University economist concluded that a strong subtitle C coal ash rule would net as many as 28,000 jobs each year. Thank you in advance for making this important call and sending an email to your Representative. Please send this alert to your own lists for maximum impact. Sincerely, Lisa Evans Lisa Evans Senior Administrative Counsel Earthjustice 21 Ocean Ave. Marblehead, MA 01945 T: (781) 631-4119 www.earthjustice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE list, send any message to: COAL-COMBUSTION-WASTE-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp -- Jim Sconyers jimscon(a)gmail.com 304.698.9628 Remember, Mother Nature bats last.

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