From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):
An effort is currently underway to do irreparable damage to one of America’s greatest and most iconic outdoor places—the Appalachian Trail—by allowing a massive fracking pipeline to slice through the Trail.
Call on your Congressperson to oppose this disastrous proposal today at https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=34752.
Since it was created in 1968, the Appalachian Trail has been one of the crown jewels of America’s national park system. Its awe-inspiring vistas and forests are visited by millions of outdoor enthusiasts each year and provide crucial habitat for wildlife.
But now, Dominion Energy, a Virginia-based power giant, wants to build a pipeline across the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. To get its way, the company would need to persuade lawmakers to overturn a federal court decision and change a law that has protected important parts of the trail for almost 50 years.1
That’s why we need to tell Congress to deny Dominion Energy company’s request to change this law to allow them to clearcut miles of trees to build a pipeline carrying fracked gas right through the Appalachian Trail.
We’ve already seen the permanent damage that pipelines and pipeline construction can do to our environment, including explosions, spills, air pollution and the damage caused by heavy equipment. This cannot be the fate for the Appalachian Trail.
Then send this to friends and family who will want to take an easy action to help protect our Appalachian Trail.
Few places in America embody the nation’s incredible history and legacy of preserving public lands as much as the Appalachian Trail. Let’s make sure Congress hears that message loud and clear.
- Johnathan Jarvis, “A step too far for the Appalachian Trail,” Politico, August 29, 2019.
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