Tell Your Legislator to Support HB 237 to Protect Our Communites and Rivers From Coal Ash

Debra Walker and Granddaughter Lilly Want You to Protect Them From Coal Ash

Tell the KY State Legislature and the Governor to Protect our Communities From Coal Ash Suppport HB237



Right now coal ash is inadequately regulated in the state of KY. Many of the coal ash containments around our state are leaking toxic chemicals into our water.

In fact, residents living near the containments are at an increased risk of cancer and respiratory illnesses.

Tell state lawmakers it's time to get serious about protecting the people of Kentucky from toxic coal ash.

State Representative Joni Jenkins of Louisville has introduced a bill, HB237, to increase safety standards at KY coal ash containments but the bill is unlikely to get a hearing.

Tell Governor Beshear and your state legislators to stand up for Kentuckians and request that this bill get a fair hearing!

Representative Jenkins' bill would require power plants to have emergency plans in place in case of a coal ash spill like the one in Kingston, TN in 2008 that sent 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash sludge barrelling through the community, destroying homes and covering 300 acres.

The bill would also require new coal ash containments to put in place state of the art liners to prevent any more toxic chemicals from seeping into our water. 

We need your help. Tell Governor Beshear, your state legislators, and state senators to do the right thing for the people of Kentucky and support Jenkin's bill!

Thanks for all you do to protect Kentucky's environment!