Stop Trump and Pruitt's Repeal of Protections Against Toxic Coal Ash!
Every year, more than 105 million tons of toxic coal ash is generated and stored in impoundments across the US, often leaching dangerous chemicals into our drinking water. This threatens our families' health and safety, hurting communities of color and low income communities the most.
Now, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to roll back the first-ever federal safeguards against coal ash pollution. He is even proposing to let utilities write their own standards, allowing them to decide if they want to clean up their pollution at all!
Sign the petition to the EPA now, and tell Pruitt that we need the EPA to protect our health, our drinking water, and our communities from toxic coal ash!
SUBJECT: Keep Toxic Coal Ash Out of Our Communities!
Administrator Pruitt,
I am opposed to any attempt to repeal or weaken clean water protections around toxic coal ash.
Clean water is the lifeblood of our communities, but too many of us have to worry about pollution leaking from coal ash ponds, threatening our drinking water and the health of our families.
We cannot rely on the utilities and coal ash pond operators to set their own standards or decide if they want to clean up their pollution, as your current proposal allows. These and a host of other provisions in the proposal, like eliminating requirements for leaking ponds to install liners, seem to prioritize industry profits over our public health, and should be abandoned.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
