Action Alert! Calls and Letters Still Needed

Coal Ash is “HAZARDOUS”

Coal Ash floating down river after a TN coal ash retention pond spill. Photo Credit: Brian Stansberry from Wikimedia Commons.
Coal ash floating down river after a Tennessee coal ash slurry disaster, Dec 22, 2008. Photo Credit: Brian Stansberry from Wikimedia Commons.

The time has come for citizens throughout the country to make the Obama Administration hear our concerns on coal ash.  Let’s join together and send a strong, coordinated message to Washington that coal ash needs to be regulated immediately! We must convince the White House that the EPA must publish their recommended standards based on science, not industry lobby pressure.

You Can Help By:

  • Participating in the Call-in Day of Action on January 28th. We must generate thousands of emails and phone calls to the White House, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the US EPA and Congressional Offices telling them coal ash is hazardous and federal regulations are needed immediately. There is no more time for delay!
    • White House switchboard (202)456-1414
    • USEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson (202) 564-4700; jackson.lisap@epa.gov
  • Writing Letters to the Editor (LTE’s) to generate a buzz about the coal ash issue and the Day of Action. The goal is to convince the White House that we, the public, want and deserve to comment on common sense minimum federal standards for disposal of Coal Ash to protect our surface and ground water. Keep reading for talking points and sample LTE’s. Click here for talking points and sample Letters to the Editor
  • Let us know when you call, write or get an LTE in the paper (info@prairierivers.org). It is important for us to let elected officials know how many of their constituents want to see their communities protected with the proper management of coal ash.

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