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Take Action: Tell the EPA to Close the Mine Waste Loophole
Tell the EPA to close the Bush-era loophole that allows the dumping of mine waste into our waterways.
Goal: 20,000
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Progress: 10,675
Sponsored by: The Rainforest Site
The 1972 Clean Water Act prohibited mining companies from dumping their waste into rivers, lakes, and streams. But a Bush-era initiative created a loophole that allowed miners to begin using public waterways as waste dumps.
Mining companies are taking advantage of the loophole and dumping their toxic waste into America's bodies of water—fueling pollution and creating monumental health problems for both humans and animals. Sign the petition telling EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to close the loophole.
Dear EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson:
I find it appalling that, despite the knowledge of global warming, the United States government is still allowing waste to be dumped into our public waterways. The Clean Water Act of 1972 was enacted to prohibit the polluting of lakes, rivers, and streams. Yet the Bush administration created a loophole in the law, which has made it so that mining companies are no longer sanctioned from dumping their waste.
This loophole one of the most irresponsible governmental initiatives I've seen, as water pollution doesn't just affect its surrounding communities, it affects the whole world. Creating the loophole means that the government is simply endorsing global warming, and worse, contributing to it.
Mining waste, like any other toxic material, belongs in its right place—and it's not in our waterways. Please work toward closing the loophole and ensuring our health won't be affected by mining waste.
Sincerely,
Petition Signatures
May 15, 2013
Michael Balitsaris-Fortier
May 14, 2013
David Randall
May 14, 2013
Dianne Sutherland
May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
Olimpia Baraini
May 13, 2013
Robert Loucks
May 13, 2013
Rosemary Webber
May 11, 2013
Teresa Murphy
May 11, 2013
KATHRYN HEMMINGS (MRS)
May 11, 2013
Carolyn De Mirjian
May 11, 2013
Juli Shields
May 11, 2013
Stephen Hannon
May 11, 2013
Ms. Carla Compton, Advocate/Activist/Human
May 10, 2013
Lynne Brundle
May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
Steve Watson
May 10, 2013
John and Martha Stoltenberg
May 10, 2013
Trudy Shively
May 10, 2013
the wojo family
May 10, 2013
Janice Tinkham
May 10, 2013
Anita Hartmann
Isn't it obvious this is the RIGHT thing to do?
May 9, 2013
N. M.
May 8, 2013
Pamela Moteles
May 8, 2013
Sue Padlo
May 7, 2013
Kristi Denham
May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
Valerie Pernod
May 5, 2013
marilyn karwoski
May 5, 2013
Dag Myhre
May 4, 2013
Russell Riley
May 3, 2013
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May 2, 2013
Cynthia Fiore
May 2, 2013
ANA DEL RIO
May 2, 2013
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May 2, 2013
Marion Subjenski
May 2, 2013
Nico Labuschagne
May 2, 2013
Kathleen Martin
May 1, 2013
Denise Denton
May 1, 2013
Kathy McLean
May 1, 2013
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May 1, 2013
marlene vazquez
May 1, 2013
Chris Engleman
Apr 30, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
Diane Beeny
Apr 30, 2013
Keith Morris
Apr 30, 2013
Robert Sanders
Apr 30, 2013
Charlene Rush
Apr 30, 2013
Dajenne Dijkshoorn
Apr 30, 2013
Shannon Stevens
Apr 30, 2013
Alise Barton
