Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Support strong nationwide action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Just a week after a Wisconsin coal ash dump site spilled into Lake Michigan, it's time to tell the Senate: We need safe and effective coal ash storage,nationwide.
Coal ash, the bulky waste left over after coal burns, contains arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, selenium, and other deadly toxics. It is stored in locations across the country in unlined, open-air dumps. And it leaches into water, where its toxic and carcinogenic components dissolve and migrate through the environment.
The EPA has proposed standards that would greatly improve the safety of coal ash storage. However, the U.S. Senate has introduced truly terrible legislation that would overrule the EPA standards and:
It can't get much worse than that.
Let's flood theU.S. Senate with phone calls, telling our elected officials just how dangerous coal ash is, and asking them to oppose Senate bill 1751.
The utilities have shown they are willing to endanger our health to the point of illness and death. It's time to stand up to them.
Take Action »Support strong nationwide action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
Please tell President Obama: You want him to use his authority under the Clean Air Act to prevent a chemical disaster near you.
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