Support American coal mining jobs. Oppose H.R. 1310/S.696

Support American coal mining jobs. Oppose H.R. 1310/S. 696

Legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Frank Palone (D-N.J.) and in the Senate by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) will severely restrict all types of coal mining, threatening thousands of high-paying coal jobs.

ACT now and urge Congress to reject the so-called "Clean Water Protection Act" (H.R. 1310) and the "Appalachian Restoration Act" (S. 696).

These bills jeopardize the future of domestic coal mining and will saddle American consumers and businesses with massive energy price hikes. Hundreds of thousands of mining jobs could be lost and many projects that help stimulate the economy will never be brought to fruition.

ACT now and urge Congress to reject misguided and ill-informed efforts to prohibit mining practices that create good American jobs and help power our homes and businesses with abundant and affordable domestic energy.

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Dear Decision Maker:

Legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Frank Palone (D-N.J.) and in the Senate by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) could severely restrict all types of coal mining, threatening thousands of high-paying mining jobs. I am writing to urge you to oppose the so-called "Clean Water Protection Act" (H.R. 1310) and the "Appalachian Restoration Act" (S. 696).

These bills threaten to inflict massive economic damage on America's mining community and dozens of other vital economic sectors.  
  
The bills unnecessarily restricts the availability of vital Clean Water Act permits by introducing a new, poorly conceived definition of the term "fill material." 
 
The bills would overturn an existing regulatory definition developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and ignore 30 years of effective regulatory practice, serving only to further burden an already suffering economy.

By limiting the availability of Clean Water Act permits, the bills could wipe out up to 375,000 high-paying mining jobs and over 1 million jobs dependent upon the economic output generated by mining operations.

Mining operations already comply with stringent state and federal environmental regulations, making the prohibitive new permitting rules in H.R. 1310/S. 696 wholly unnecessary.

For these reasons, I urge you to support high-wage American jobs and American mining and oppose H.R. 1310/S. 696.

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