Tell Congress It’s Time to Clean Up Acid Mine Drainage

From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/):

Acid mine drainage is one of the most visible and costly impacts of coal mining, turning Appalachian waterways rust orange with dangerous pollution, and threatening the health of people and wildlife. Remediation of this pollution requires long-term treatment facilities and, in turn, long-term funding.

In 2021, Congress enacted the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which included an unprecedented and transformative $11.3 billion for cleaning up abandoned coal mines. But unfortunately, the new law does not allow states to set money aside for long-term acid mine drainage treatment facilities.

Tell Congress to let states use this funding for acid mine drainage treatment at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/acid-mine-drainage-clean-up.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will allow states and tribes with abandoned mines to revitalize streams and rivers that have been devastated by coal pollution, but we need to make sure states have the freedom to spend this money on long-term treatment of acid mine drainage. Cleaning up these waterways will also allow communities to invest in the outdoor recreation economy, creating new jobs in areas transitioning away from fossil-fuel-based economies.

Ask Congress to clean up orange water by removing red tape.