Take Action on Coal Ash TODAY!

At the coal industry’s bidding, U.S. Senators Brownback and Conrad are trying to put pressure on the EPA to reject federally enforceable coal ash disposal standards - undermining the EPA’s authority to ensure that coal companies cannot continue to put communities in danger with toxic coal fly ash.

Let Senators Webb and Warner know that you oppose any effort compelling the EPA to give up necessary, federally enforceable standards for coal ash pollution.

Tell them about local problems with coal ash with which you may be familiar such as in SW Virginia, Chesapeake and York County.

It is unconscionable that, in the wake of the tragic Tennessee coal ash disaster late last year, King Coal lobbyists are pushing for relaxed federal “guidelines” that would treat coal ash like household trash, rather than the hazardous pollution it is.

If King Coal lobbyists get their way, communities close to these toxic coal ash sites will be left vulnerable to arsenic, mercury, selenium, and other coal toxins, and they will continue to face a very high, 1 in 50, risk of cancer.

Ask Senators Webb and Warner to reject Brownback and Conrad’s sign on letter that seeks to take away the EPA’s authority to enforce regulation to clean up coal.

Click here to get started: http://action.sierraclub.org/bigpicture_coalash

You can also call Senator Webb at 202-224-4024 and Senator Warner at 202-224-2023.

By weakening the EPA on this issue, the coal industry is not only trying to preserve the status quo with regards to coal ash, but also to challenge the EPA’s ability to take action on any piece of a Big Picture plan to create a clean energy economy.

It’s time that we protect the communities close to these sites; it’s time that we demand safe, clean energy, and it is time that we authorize the EPA to ensure we get both. Please send a message to your Senator’s today.

Thanks for all that you do. (Crossposted at ArticleXI.com)