FYI. this call is put together by EarthJustice, and will be an opportunity for discussion about the coal ash issues all across the region.See below for call in number.---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jeremy Graham <jgraham@earthjustice.org>
Date: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:26 AM
Subject: REMINDER: National Coal Ash Call, Weds, May 2, 1-2:30 pm ET (NOTE TIME CHANGE FROM ORIGINAL NOTICE)
To: Jeremy Graham <jgraham@earthjustice.org>
--Apologies for cross-posting--
Dear Coal Ash Allies:
Please join our National Coal Ash Call this Wednesday, May 2 from 1 -2:30 pm Eastern. This is the second of our quarterly calls on this critical public health issue.
We will provide an update on the amendment to the Transportation Bill that currently threatens EPA’s authority to regulate coal ash, and we will discuss how you can help defeat this measure. We will also provide an update on EPA’s and OSM's activities and hear important developments from activists in the field. Lastly, we will discuss a new nationwide initiative for citizens and grassroots groups.
Thank you in advance for calling in. Please call: 866.501.6174, PIN 2249224.
A detailed agenda is pasted below with links to additional information concerning some of the topics. If you have any suggested additions to the agenda, please send me an email.
Sincerely,
Lisa Evans
Senior Administrative Counsel
Earthjustice
Agenda
National Coal Ash Call
May 2, 2012
1 -2:30 pm Eastern Time
Introduction: Jared Saylor, Earthjustice
Update on Transportation Bill and What You Can Do to Defeat the McKinley Amendment: Emily Enderle, Earthjustice, (17 min)
-- See: Sample Action Alert: https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1279
-- See: Link to Bill: http://earthjustice.org/blog/2012-april/tr-ash-talk-the-coal-breath-of-betrayal
Update on Status of EPA Rule and Coal Ash Rule Lawsuit: Lisa Evans, Earthjustice (2 min)
-- See: Link to Complaint: http://earthjustice.org/blog/2012-april/tr-ash-talk-it-s-about-time
New Damage Cases: Eric Schaeffer, Environmental Integrity Project (2 min)
-- See: Link to Report: http://www.environmentalintegrity.org/news_reports/04_27_2012.php
Reports from the Field:
(1) North Carolina "Call to Action" in Asheville, Sandra Diaz, Appalachian Voices and Hartwell Carson, French Broad Riverkeeper (3 min)
(2) Shareholder Resolutions, Barbara Jennings, Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment (3 min)
(3) Doctors to D.C.: Barb Gottlieb, Physicians for Social Responsibility (3 min)
-- See: http://www.psr.org/news-events/news-archive/psr-briefs-senate-on-dangers-from-coal-ash.html
-- See: http://www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/coal-ash-petition.pdf
(4) Fight against Fugitive Dust, Kathy Little or Deborah Payne, Kentucky Environmental Foundation (3 min)
-- See: http://youtu.be/q-fX8JORSME
(5) West Virginia: Wins and Losses: Curt Havens, Lisa Graves Marcucci (TBD) (3 min)
Coal Ash Minefilling Rule—Another Front? (TBD) (3 min)
National Citizen Petition Initiative: Russ Maddox, Alaska Center for the Environment (10 min)
-- See:Link to Petition Process: http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/cleanup.nsf/1a16218b78d8c4d58825674500015b42/97032b7aa93d3ae2882567470069c4fa!OpenDocument
-- http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/com/petition.html
Open Discussion: 30 min
--Bill Price, Organizing Representative
Sierra Club
Environmental Justice Program
Beyond Coal to Clean Energy Campaign
Phone: 304-389-8822 (Cell)
Email: bill.price@sierraclub.org