Urgent Action: Tell the EPA to stop valley fill permits permanently!
September 23rd, 2009
The good people from Mountain Justice need some help!
You have pushed the EPA to take real steps against mountaintop removal. Friday, September 11, the EPA decided that of all 79 mountaintop removal permits they were reviewing, none of them should be approved in their current form!
This temporary stay of execution is a historic step: the biggest any agency has ever taken to end the devastating practice of mountaintop removal. We have achieved it thanks to the years of organizing and outcry from you and tens of thousands of allies across the country.
But now is a crucial time to make sure that this temporary reprieve becomes a permanent change. While the EPA regional offices review the permits in their area, the EPA has opened a 14-day comment period.
Please take a moment to thank the EPA for this important step and ask them to stop all permitting of valley fills?
You can submit official comments at ilovemountains.org.
Comments are needed by the end of this week!
You can find a sample letter below — feel free to borrow talking points, and to add your own personal comments for a greater impact.
(sample letter provided by Coal River Mountain Watch)
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