From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/):
Every community should trust that their water is safe from hazardous chemicals. Every person has a right to safe water to drink and for recreation, even when disaster strikes. Right now facilities that store toxic chemicals aren’t required to have a plan to keep our water and the surrounding community safe.
Tell EPA to protect communities and drinking water from chemical spills: Contact EPA today at https://cleanwater.salsalabs.org/no-toxic-spills-2022/index.html to tell them to finalize the Worst Case Discharge Rule with the strongest possible requirements!
Extreme weather like hurricanes can cause chemical spills from facilities that have a lot of hazardous substances on site. Even in 1990 Congress knew this and directed the Environmental Protection Agency to require facilities to make a plan to avoid chemical spills that can pollute our waterways! Unfortunately, over three decades later, these requirements haven’t been implemented by EPA. If such plans had been in place, disasters such as the 350 chemicals that were spilled during Hurricane Harvey could have been lessened or prevented entirely.
The Worst Case Discharge Rule seeks to address this problem, requiring facilities holding large quantities of toxic chemicals to create plans in case of extreme weather events.
Often toxic chemical spills happen in communities that can least afford it. Frontline communities are especially susceptible to toxic spills, and you can help by telling EPA to solve this issue.
Can we count on you to tell EPA to create the strongest toxic chemical spills protections possible?
Thank you for speaking up for clean water, and for communities everywhere!
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