Protect Appalachia's Water from Mountaintop Removal Mining!

EPA and independent scientists have documented that waters downstream of mountaintop removal are harmed by extremely high levels of conductivity pollution from these mining operations, with many important species entirely missing from streams. Mining pollution deprives Appalachian communities of the clean water that most Americans take for granted.

I appreciate that the EPA took action during the Obama administration's first term that slowed mountaintop removal. But these measures were non-binding and do not have the force of law. Appalachian politicians and mining companies are challenging them.

Now is the time to make these protections legally binding and permanent, so that the EPA can fulfill its mission to protect streams and communities.