Protect Communities from Toxic Coal Ash!

Right now communities across the country are exposed to heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and mercury when hazardous materials from coal ash disposal sites seep into our drinking water. The result -- increased risk of cancer, learning disabilities, birth defects and other illnesses.

The EPA is holding a public comment period on new, federally enforceable standards to protect Americans, but the coal industry is fighting back, trying to put their profits before our health.

We need to strongly urge the EPA to adopt subtitle C that will classify CCW as “special waste” subject to hazardous waste management standards and establish mandatory federally enforced requirements for states to meet. Nationwide states lack the incentive to regulate CCW. They are failing to take the responsibility of regulating fly ash in a safe manner. There is a great social injustice being done to communities in rural America. We have become the dumping ground for industries waste products. We rather it not happen at all, but at least with your help we can have federally enforced safeguards for the management of CCW.

Send a message today and help us give the EPA the support it needs to stand up to King Coal.
 

TAKE ACTION TODAY!

Ask the EPA to adopt Subtitle C

Help Us Win the Fight To Stop Toxic Waste From Being Dump
In Rural America Across The Country

You can quickly and automatically submit an email comment
through the Sierra Club's website or

TAKE ACTION! through EarthJustice.
 (Click Take Action)
 

SAMPLE EMAIL TO EPA
(remember to include the following ID number in the subject line:
 EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640
 and then email to rcra-docket@epa.gov )

Dear Administrator Jackson:

I strongly support EPA’s decision to regulate coal ash and I am writing to add my voice to the loud chorus in support of the Subtitle C option. Nationwide states lack the incentive to regulate Coal Combustion Waste. They are failing to take the responsibility of regulating fly ash in a safe manner. There is a great social injustice being done to communities in rural America. They have become the dumping ground for industries waste products. With your help we can have federally enforced safeguards for the management of coal ash.

There is no way to guarantee the American people that a disaster like Kingston, TN will never happen again, but if coal combustion wastes are listed as “special wastes” under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, we will be much better protected.

Because of all the toxic chemicals in coal ash, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, chromium and others, it is completely unreasonable to treat coal ash the same way as household garbage. Coal ash is hazardous and it should be regulated that way. So please select the Subtitle C option and regulate coal ash as a special hazardous waste.

Respectfully:

YOUR NAME
 

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