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> Home > Alaska Action Alerts > Protect Communities from Toxic Coal Ash! Protect Communities from Toxic Coal Ash!Action needed by 20, 2010
If the BP oil disaster and the Tennessee coal ash tragedy taught us anything, it's that we can't just take the polluter's word for it anymore. We need strong, federally enforceable safeguards to protect communities from toxic coal ash. Coal ash is hazardous, but less strictly controlled than household garbage. EPA must adopt enforceable federal safeguards, not suggested guidelines for states, to protect our communities. You can click here to view the proposed rules. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-12286.pdf Take Action:Send a message today and help us give the EPA the support it needs to stand up to King Coal. Click here to send your letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. No matter how you submit your comments, make sure that they are identified by the special docket number associated with this rulemaking. The docket number for this coal ash rule is: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2009-0640. Here are the specifics on how to comment:
More Information:Lindsey Hajduk, lindsey@sierraclubalaska.org Russ Maddox, russmaddox@yahoo.com |
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There are serious problems posed by toxic coal ash left from the burning of coal. Alaskan communities in the Interior are exposed to heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and mercury seeping from ash storage sites leached into our drinking water, rivers and streams. The result -- increased risk of cancer, learning disabilities, birth defects and other illnesses.