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Coalfields Expressway: Rally to Stop the Hijack

November 12, 2013 /

Appalachian Voices

The Federal Highway Administration is preparing to seal the fate of the Coalfields Expressway project and they need to hear directly from you that this project is nothing more than a mountaintop removal project being disguised as a highway.

Please join us in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 5th as we rally in front of Federal Highways and ensure that agency officials hear our concerns.

When: 12pm Thursday, December 5th
Where: Federal Highway Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, D.C., 20590

>> RSVP now! <<

The Coalfields Expressway is a Virginia highway project that has been hijacked by the coal industry so that they can seize land through eminent domain, blow up mountains, bury streams with mining waste, and ignore environmental protections while doing so.

Federal Highways will determine whether this project moves forward without any additional review or whether it is put on hold until the environmental impacts are fully considered.

Take action and voice your concerns to Federal Highways Administration now!

The choice is clear to us; we need to make sure it is clear to them. See you in D.C. December 5.

For the mountains,
Kate Rooth
Appalachian Voices Campaign Director

Tell Your Senator: The EPA Should Regulate Coal Ash

July 25, 2013 /

Today, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from establishing safeguards for disposal of toxic coal ash. Read more about the bill on our Front Porch Blog.

Any day we expect a similar bill will be filed in the U.S. Senate and both Senators Kaine and Warner are critical swing votes.

Take action now and ask Senators Kaine and Warner to oppose this bill.

Virginia produces 2.4 million tons of toxic coal ash each year and has 25 coal ash impoundments. Over half of these coal ash “ponds” are unlined, which can allow toxic chemicals like arsenic, lead and mercury to seep into our communities’ drinking water.

Already, coal ash waste has led to a major fish kill in Virginia’s Clinch River and contaminated water has been documented at six other sites. It is critical that the EPA is able to create safeguards and prevent further contamination of Virginia’s waters.

Take action now and tell your senators that preventing the EPA from regulating coal ash disposal is dangerous for our communities and the environment.

Thank you,

Nathan Jenkins
Appalachian Voices

Senate Confirms Gina Mccarthy as New EPA Head

July 18, 2013 /

@mikememoli

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted to confirm Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ending what had been the longest delay for any of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet picks.

The 59-40 vote was the second such successful confirmation vote Thursday, as the Senate follows through on a deal this week to advance long-stalled executive branch nominations.

Obama announced McCarthy as his pick for the EPA post on March 4, when he also nominated Ernest Moniz to be secretary of Energy. Moniz was unanimously confirmed in May.

Republicans blocked McCarthy’s nomination as they sought answers to what they called “transparency requests” from the Obama administration over its environmental policy. Her status became part of a showdown between Senate leaders over delaying tactics that was resolved this week.

“We Don’t Have Time for a Meeting of the Flat Earth Society”

June 26, 2013 /

From the desk of Dave Pell

“In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were actually focused on making it clear that climate change is happening: ‘The overwhelming judgment of science, of chemistry and physics … have put that to rest. The planet is warming, and human activity is contributing to it … We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society.’ Here’s the video of the speech along with some of its key surprises..”

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