Urge the EPA to keep these crucial water treatment standards for coal plants: [link removed]

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Dear Friend,

Even as many critical government programs are on hold during a federal shutdown, the Trump administration is still moving forward with its attempts to revive the coal industry and gut regulations protecting us from toxic pollution from coal-fired plants.

A comment period is open until November 3rd, and we need your voice on the public record showing your opposition to the Trump administration’s plans to put coal industry profits over our health. [link removed]

For decades, coal-fired power plants have treated our waters like open sewers. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized improved wastewater treatment standards for these plants. Now, Trump’s EPA is trying to gut these stricter rules to bail out the coal industry.

Tell the EPA today to protect our water from coal-fired power plant pollution by not delaying or weakening these wastewater treatment standards! [link removed]

Coal-fired power plants are one of the largest sources of toxic pollutants (such as arsenic, mercury, and selenium) in our rivers, lakes, and streams. The technology used to clean up that wastewater has been available, and is required under the Clean Water Act. Prior to 2015, however, there were no limits on toxic pollutants in wastewater discharges on power plants.

Nearly 30 million people rely on drinking water sources that are still likely contaminated with wastewater from these power plants. Now the Trump administration is giving them the green light to keep dumping toxic pollutants into our waterways.

This proposed rollback is only one part of the Trump administration’s attempts to revive the failing coal industry. In late September, they announced $625 million of subsidies for coal plants – money that comes from taxpayers like you –and opened 13.1 million acres of public lands for coal leasing. They forced retiring fossil fuel power plants to keep operating, even though the electricity is not needed. These actions come alongside attempts to halt America’s clean energy boom.

We will be fighting the administration’s efforts to bring coal back at every step, but we can’t do it without you. Send in your public comment to the Environmental Protection Agency today and urge them to protect our waterways! [link removed]

Sincerely,
Thom Cmar
Deputy Managing Attorney, Midwest Office

TAKE ACTION: [link removed]

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