A win for the environment - especially in West Virginia, where coal ash is
dumped heavily.
Won this round. But no doubt we'll have to do it again when McKinley finds
a new way to sneak his awful bill in.
Eternal vigilance needed.....
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From: Lisa Evans <levans(a)earthjustice.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Subject: Thank you--Coal ash is out of the Trans Bill! But McKinley vows
"We're not finished"
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Friends--
Thank you sincerely to all those who helped keep coal ash off the
transportation bill. This was an extremely tough fight and an exceedingly
close battle. Your support by joining letters, making calls, sending
emails and sharing our alerts with your lists clearly made the difference.
We could not have won this without your support.
The full text for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 was
posted this morning. The text can be found at
http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20120625/CRPT-112hrpt-HR4348.pdf.
Unfortunately, we know that the House Republicans (particularly Rep.
McKinley) and a cabal of Senators, lead by Baucus, will take another run at
this. Today's E&E article (below) ends with the quotation,
"Mr. McKinley never stops," House Transportation and Infrastructure
Chairman John Mica said with a smile in a recent exchange with reporters.
Walking back to the House floor yesterday evening, McKinley said,
"We're not finished. I can say that. We're not finished."
Our next step is accountability for the 13 senators who signed the letter
in support of the coal ash provision and the members who voted for
McKinley's Motion to Instruct last week. It will be essential to register
disapproval and public disappointment with those positions.
Thank you again for your help and support!
Sincerely,
Lisa
Defeat in transportation conference won't end battle over EPA regulation
Manuel Quinones, E&E reporter
Published: Thursday, June 28, 2012
Promoters of a provision limiting U.S. EPA regulation of coal ash kept the
issue alive in the transportation bill negotiations until the eleventh
hour, but they fell short in the face of a counterattack by
environmentalists.
"I'm very disappointed," Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.), author of the House
coal ash bill, said in an interview yesterday evening. "They're saying they
used it to trade to get other expedited things on transportation, which
would help."
McKinley's bill would prohibit EPA from treating coal ash as hazardous. He
is vowing to look for other vehicles for its passage. He smiled when asked
if it could become a rider on the Interior and Environment spending bill.
"We have to educate people that this is a solution," McKinley said. "It's
not ideologically driven."
Supporters of McKinley's H.R. 2273, which passed in the House last year
with bipartisan support, call it a compromise that creates minimum national
standards for disposal of the power plant waste while protecting the ash
recycling industry from the stigma of a hazardous designation.
"Regulatory uncertainty is damaging coal ash recycling today, and we're
hopeful that Congress will act quickly to find another path to enact this
substantive, bipartisan legislation," said John Ward, head of the industry
group Citizens for Recycling First.
Environmentalists call the recycling argument a red herring. They say
electric utilities do not want to bear the cost of properly disposing of
the material, including phasing out all wet dumps.
As lawmakers and staff were finalizing transportation negotiations,
Earthjustice and the Environmental Integrity Project released a new tally
of coal ash waste sites obtained from EPA through a Freedom of Information
Act request.
"The public health threat from toxic coal ash continues to grow,"
Earthjustice attorney Lisa Evans said. "The data today reveal that coal ash
is being disposed in hundreds of units that are not fit to contain
hazardous chemicals.
"Congressional attempts to cater to the polluters and deny the EPA the
authority to protect millions of Americans living near these sites are
dangerous and misguided," she added about the transportation bill
negotiations.
The groups said there are more than 1,100 coal ash ponds, 451 more than
previously known. Almost half of those dumps lack liners that would keep
toxins from leaching into groundwater. The groups also reported at least
393 active, planned or retired ash landfills. Many of those also lack
liners, they said.
"Unlined ponds and landfills leach the toxic pollutants in coal ash,
including known carcinogens like arsenic, into drinking water supplies and
waterways, placing communities and the environment at risk," said Lisa
Widawsky Hallowell, an attorney for the Environmental Integrity Project.
Earlier this month, the American Coal Ash Association released a report
saying that coal ash is often not more dangerous than soil. As EPA delays
finalizing its regulations, McKinley said, his legislation provided a
framework for regulation.
"If people think they've had problems with water quality, they're going to
continue with water quality [problems]," McKinley said. "This amendment was
intended to give them a pathway forward. So we're back to where we were."
Prospects of the Senate moving forward with its version of McKinley's bill,
S. 1751, are uncertain. While the measure enjoys bipartisan support in that
chamber, a Senate co-sponsor, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), has expressed
concerns about the language.
"Now I see him changing his direction," McKinley said. "Maybe he's lost his
willingness to work with us."
Kirk Benson, CEO of ash recycling firm Headwaters Inc., which lobbied hard
for inclusion of the coal ash measure in the transportation bill, said, "We
will continue to seek other opportunities to pass this vital provision."
There is also a court fight over coal ash. Environmentalists sued EPA in
April to press the agency into releasing new standards.
U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton for the District of Columbia
recently consolidated that case with complaints by Headwaters and other
recyclers. The Utility Solid Waste Activities Group and the National Mining
Association, both major players in the debate, have won the right to
intervene in the litigation.
Industry groups, however, are hoping Congress puts an end to the debate
once and for all.
"Mr. McKinley never stops," House Transportation and Infrastructure
Chairman John Mica said with a smile in a recent exchange with reporters.
Walking back to the House floor yesterday evening, McKinley said, "We're
not finished. I can say that. We're not finished."
wiBut , my sincere thanks to all of you who worked with us to remove the
dangerous provision from the transportation bill.
Lisa Evans
Senior Administrative Counsel
Earthjustice
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Marblehead, MA 01945
T: (781) 631-4119
F: (212) 918-1556
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fyi, paul
pls spread this around...
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Subject: WVNS story: "Coal Bust" Projected for Southern WV
To: PaulWilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
"Coal Bust" Projected for Southern WV
Dan Heyman, Public News Service-WV
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(06/27/12) CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Federal figures forecast a decline in the
production of West Virginia coal headed to power plants - a decline
expected to hit the state's southern counties especially hard.
The U.S. Department of Energy predicts much less West Virginia coal will be
burned to make electricity during the next decade, according to Ted
Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and
Policy. He says that's going to hit some parts of the state harder than
others.
"Beginning to see a huge bust in coal production in southern West Virginia,
which could see production cut by two-thirds over the next 10 years."
Boettner says the state's leadership needs to face reality - and that
southern West Virginia particularly must do more to diversify.
"No matter what your views are on what's happening, today the reality is
that we've got to start making plans for how West Virginia's going to
create jobs and build a strong economy for our children and grandchildren."
The number of mining jobs actually has increased some during the past few
years. Boettner says the next decade's employment picture is complicated,
as some mines are likely to continue to hire.
"In the northern part of West Virginia, we're actually going to see a
slight increase in coal production. That's the same area where we're seeing
a boom in natural gas. So, we're really seeing two states, unfolding in
different ways."
He believes West Virginia should start putting money aside in a mineral
trust fund to prepare for the future.
"Local and state economies cannot rely indefinitely on finite natural
resources for jobs and tax revenues. That's why it's so important for the
state to consider creating a permanent trust fund."
The coal industry has sharply attacked the Environmental Protection Agency
for toughening air pollution rules. But Boettner says much of the expected
decline will be the result of competition from cheap natural gas and the
fact that the coal that's easiest to get has been mined out.
More information is online at
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Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Subject: DC Court EPA Greenhouse Gas Standard
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/26/2012
Contact: Eitan Bencuya: 202-495-3047 ( tel:202-495-3047 ),
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D.C. Court of Appeals Upholds Environmental Protection Agency
Greenhouse Gas Standards
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, in a sweeping victory for public health and
clean air, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued
decisions in four challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) historic climate and clean air protections. Major industrial
polluters joined with states like Texas to challenge these safeguards,
which will protect Americans’ health, improve vehicle efficiency, and
reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The Sierra Club rallied tens of
thousands of people across the country to support the standards, and the
Sierra Club legal team joined our allies in a landmark legal defense of
the protections, when they were challenged.
The four rules upheld today were:The Climate Pollution Endangerment
Finding, in which, after an extensive review of scientific research and
peer-reviewed studies, the EPA found that six greenhouse gasses endanger
human health and welfare. The Clean Car Standards, in which the EPA
established cost-saving fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions
standards for passenger cars and light trucks sold from 2012-2016. These
safeguards will save consumers an estimated $3,000 at the pump over the
life of the vehicle, reduce reliance on foreign oil by 1.8 billion
barrels over the life of the vehicle, and will reduce greenhouse gas
pollution by 960 million tons. The standards are supported by U.S.
automakers and the United Auto Workers union, among others, and the
automakers and a dozen states intervened in defense of the standards.
The Timing and Tailoring Rules, in which the EPA phased in carbon
pollution permits for the biggest industrial pollution sources, while
protecting small businesses. The Court determined that none of the
challengers were injured by these regulatory relief decisions.
In response, Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club
issued the following statement:
“Today’s decision is a huge victory for American families and everyone
concerned about protecting the air we breathe and the health of our
children. The role of the Clean Air Act in protecting our families from
dangerous carbon pollution and climate disruption should never have been
in doubt, and this decision is a big step forward in putting the
well-being of Americans before the boundless profits of big polluters.
“Carbon pollution is dangerous to our planet and our health. The
Environmental Protection Agency has the right and the duty to keep our
communities healthy and now the path is clear for them to curb this
dangerous pollution, which threatens our families and planet. We applaud
the court’s decision and stand with the EPA as they continue to fight
for the health of American families.”
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From: Lisa Graves-Marcucci <lgmarcucci(a)environmentalintegrity.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Subject: URGENT: Coal ash rule in trouble - Please call Senator Rockefeller
and urge him NOT to negotiate your health away
To: Curtis Havens <curt1968(a)comcast.net>, Sharon Fineman <
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Nichols <duane330(a)aol.com>, "<gwen jones" <gwen.jones1(a)gmail.com>, Cindy
Rank <clrank2(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Lisa Evans <levans(a)earthjustice.org>, Emily Enderle <
eenderle(a)earthjustice.org>
*Apologies for duplication, but this is an urgent request for all our WV
friends *-- see message below from Lisa Evans, Earthjustice. The
Transportation Bill is in the final steps of negotiations and we are
hearing the coal ash rules could be used to negotiated a final deal between
the Senate and the House.
*Senator Rockefeller is a key vote. Please call his office today and urge
the Senator to stand strong - tell him please DO NOT negotiate your health
away. Jobs are crucial, but so are health protections from toxic coal ash.*
Lisa has outlined some messaging below -- please review and make this
important call today -- and urge others to do the same.
Many thanks for your help,
LGM
*Message from Lisa Evans:*
Dear Friends in West Virginia:
Once again, we are hearing that coal ash is in trouble and that a deal may
be reached to include the coal ash provision on the transportation bill.
As you know, Senator Rockefeller is on the conference committee for the
transportation bill. While he has expressed interest in keeping coal ash
off the bill, we must ensure that he stays strong. Thus we are asking for
your immediate help to generate as many emails and calls as we can to his
office to urge the Senator to keep coal ash off the final bill. We don’t
have much time, because a bill must be passed by June 30.
Below is the contact information for the Senator’s transportation staffer.
Also included is a “script” that you can use in a call or email.
*However, all you need to convey is the simple request to keep the coal ash
provision out of a transportation bill in order to keep Americans safe from
toxic waste.*
We must keep up the pressure. Please circulate widely to your allies in
West Virginia. Thank you in advance for your efforts.
SEN. ROCKEFELLER’S CONTACT INFO:
Transportation aide: Patrick Bond
Email: patrick_bond(a)rockefeller.senate.gov
Phone: 202-224-6472
ASK SENATOR ROCKEFELLER TO KEEP COAL ASH OFF THE TRANSPORTATION BILL:
[sample script]
Dear Patrick:
I am contacting you to urge Senator Rockefeller to protect the health and
environment of Americans and oppose the inclusion of a coal ash amendment
in the final transportation package.
As you know, this provision prevents the Environmental Protection Agency
from enacting federal standards for the safe disposal of toxic coal ash.
Safe disposal of this waste is a public health imperative. In nearly 200
cases in 37 states, coal ash has already poisoned water with arsenic, lead,
selenium and other heavy metals.
We ask the Senator to protect us from the health, environmental and
ecological damage that this toxic waste causes. We urge the Senator not to
side with polluters who seek to evade their responsibility to operate dumps
safely and clean up the sites they have contaminated.
Sincerely,
[your name]
--
*
Lisa Graves Marcucci
Environmental Integrity Project
PA Coordinator, Community Outreach
lgmarcucci(a)environmentalintegrity.org
412-897-0569 (cell)
*
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http://www.wvgazette.com/
New poll on Gazette front page:
Do you agree with Sen. Jay Rockefeller's stance regarding the coal industry
and its future in West Virginia?
The "nos" are ahead at the moment- 51 to 49 percent.
The pol is on the left, scroll down-pas the twitter and facebook feeds and
they poll is above the blogs-links
Open this one and click to read the whole op/ed by Carl Pope. If that line about India is correct, and if Indonesia is banning coal exports, that is a game changer.
JBK
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Date: Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 4:25 AM
Subject: WVNS story: Marcellus Drilling Job Boom? Not for West Virginians
To: PaulWilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Marcellus Drilling Job Boom? Not for West Virginians
Dan Heyman, Public News Service-WV
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(06/20/12) CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Statistics confirm what some in West
Virginia already suspected: Local residents are not seeing the employment
boom expected in the Marcellus natural gas fields.
In fact, Workforce West Virginia reports a slight decline this year in the
number of West Virginians working directly in natural-gas production.
Dave Efaw, secretary-treasurer of the West Virginia State Building Trades,
says they've been fighting to see local workers get these jobs, but many
are going to people brought in from out of state.
"There has been no increase in job numbers for West Virginians. The
unemployment has increased in northern West Virginia, while all this
Marcellus Shale industry is booming."
The industry claims West Virginians lack the skills for many of those
positions - but Efaw says that isn't true.
The economic boost which also was predicted from out-of-state workers
staying and eating here is proving to be very limited, Efaw says.
Recent figures show an increase in West Virginians doing things such as
building pipelines, although Efaw says local workers expected to see a lot
more.
"Kind of like a gold rush. They led us to believe there's this great
resource in West Virginia, which there is - and we're on the outside,
looking in."
At least 17 county and local governments in Ohio and northern West Virginia
have passed resolutions calling for more jobs for local workers. Efaw says
people are reacting to what they're seeing every day.
"When you go through northern West Virginia, you see a lot of out-of-state
license plates. That's why I think people are signing these resolutions -
because they want to see West Virginians working on these projects."
West Virginia State Building Trades has been distributing yard signs and
bumper stickers promoting local jobs for local workers. Efaw says they've
given out hundreds of the signs.
"It's hard to go anywhere in the area and not see one of them, and the
bumper stickers - I mean, we bought thousands of those. We have given out
thousands."
There may be some jobs coming to run the plants being built to use the gas
and its byproducts, Efaw says, but for the next several years, the bulk of
the work will be in drilling and building infrastructure.
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Subject: WVNS story: Study: Fracking Unlikely To Cause Quakes Big Enough To
Feel
To: PaulWilson <pjgrunt(a)gmail.com>
Study: Fracking Unlikely To Cause Quakes Big Enough To Feel
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(06/18/12) CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A scientific
study<http://tinyurl.com/7qaeaet>has found that natural gas hydraulic
fracturing (fracking) is unlikely to
cause earthquakes strong enough to feel. However, it says there is somewhat
more danger from injecting the wastewater that results from the process.
Murray Hitzman, professor of Economic Geology at Colorado School of Mines,
chaired the committee that wrote the report.
He says, in some cases, fracking caused earthquakes too small to be felt,
but little more.
"The process of hydraulic fracturing a well, as presently implemented for
shale-gas recovery, does not pose a high risk for inducing felt seismic
events."
Some residents living near Marcellus gas wells have been concerned about
what some have said is an increase in small earthquakes. The industry has
dismissed those fears. Hitzman points out that technologies like fracking
have a long track record, which should be reassuring.
"There are very large numbers of wells and/or fields, and the number of
historical felt events is actually quite small."
However, Hitzman says, injecting large amounts of liquid into the earth can
cause other problems. Wastewater wells have not been a big issue so far,
but they are growing in size and number as the industry spreads, he says.
"If we have more wells, we have more chance of events. And if we have more
events, there's more probability of higher-magnitude events."
The research committee called for more study and said the government and
industry should develop ways to avoid potential problems. It also warned
people drilling wastewater disposal wells to be more aware of underground
faults in the rock.
The study was sponsored by the Department of Energy and done in conjunction
with the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering. The full report is
available from the National Academies Press at
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EPA has extended the coment period on this rule till June 25. Now is a good time to get your friends, family, and neighbors to send comments!
JBK
>>> "James Kotcon" 06/11/12 1:10 PM >>>
The deadline for comments on EPA's Greenhouse gas rule ends tomorrow, June 12. If you have not already done so, please click on the link below and submit comments in support of the rule.
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660-0001
State your opinions, or copy …
[View More]and paste the Sample Comments below.
Thanks:
Jim Kotcon
Sample Comments:
Dear Administrator Jackson,
I strongly support the proposed new standards to clean up dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants. By setting carbon pollution protections, the EPA is moving forward to clean up and modernize the way we power our country -- ensuring healthier kids, families and workers, while creating much-needed jobs and fighting climate disruption.
Carbon pollution is the main contributor to climate disruption and is linked to life-threatening air pollution like asthma-inducing smog, making it a serious hazard to Americans' health and future.
Thank you for protecting our families by proposing new standards to clean up dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants!
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EPA has extended the coment period on this rule till June 25. Now is a
good time to get your friends, family, and neighbors to send comments!
JBK
>>> "James Kotcon" 06/11/12 1:10 PM >>>
The deadline for comments on EPA's Greenhouse gas rule ends tomorrow,
June 12. If you have not already done so, please click on the link below
and submit comments in support of the rule.
http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660-0001
State your opinions, or …
[View More]copy and paste the Sample Comments below.
Thanks:
Jim Kotcon
Sample Comments:
Dear Administrator Jackson,
I strongly support the proposed new standards to clean up dangerous
carbon pollution from new power plants. By setting carbon pollution
protections, the EPA is moving forward to clean up and modernize the way
we power our country -- ensuring healthier kids, families and workers,
while creating much-needed jobs and fighting climate disruption.
Carbon pollution is the main contributor to climate disruption and is
linked to life-threatening air pollution like asthma-inducing smog,
making it a serious hazard to Americans' health and future.
Thank you for protecting our families by proposing new standards to
clean up dangerous carbon pollution from new power plants!
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