But the PA DEP wants to move forward now with its plan to give the coal industry a free pass to pollute. The U.S. Department of the Interior will approve or deny the plan and it is currently accepting public comments. We need to urge it to deny this toxic coal ash plan.
Coal ash, a toxic byproduct of burning coal, contains dangerous heavy metals like arsenic, mercury and selenium, which are known to cause cancer and other serious health problems.1 Throughout the country, toxic coal ash is stored in more than a thousand massive ponds and landfills2 — including dozens in Pennsylvania3 — which frequently contaminate water supplies.
That's why the Environmental Protection Agency proposed comprehensive and science-based rules in 2010 for safe disposal of this toxic and extremely dangerous substance. EPA is in the process of reviewing the 455,000 public comments it received on its proposed rules — most of which were in favor of strong federal regulations to keep Americans safe.
Rather than wait for the EPA to move forward with its long-anticipated rules, the DEP wants to cut the process short. I hope you'll join us in telling the Department of the Interior not to allow Pennsylvania's water to be put at risk by the DEP's dangerous plan.
Thanks for fighting to protect Pennsylvania's water from big polluters.
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