Administrator McCarthy: Act swiftly to protect our children from methane pollution
Did you know that fracking pollution has been directly linked to higher rates of birth defects, heart and lung complications, asthma, and central nervous system trouble in children across America? The easy fix: Regulating methane, which along with toxic gases, spews into our air during fracking operations.
While the EPA has proposed limits regulating oil & gas facilities to be built in the future, nothing is being done about the bulk of the problem: facilities in operation today. Instead, we allow the fracking industry to pollute our air and harm our children from before birth, and into their most important developmental years. But you can do something about it.
Take action: Demand the Obama Administration and the EPA propose strong regulations on existing sources of methane in the name of clean air and children's health.
Dear Administrator McCarthy,
Every day we expose children and families to the dangerous chemicals spilled into the air by the oil and gas industry. These gases pollute our air, our lungs, our hearts, and the safety of our communities. I'm asking now, for the well-being of families across America, that you propose strong regulations on existing methane sources from oil and gas operations.
With strong rules, you will be protecting the most vulnerable Americans—babies, developing children, the elderly—and will keep our air cleaner and safer for generations to come. The science is conclusive and the solutions are effective and affordable. Please do not wait any longer in bringing about these regulations—the health of our families depends upon it.
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