To: The United States House of Representatives
End Appalachia's agony
I want you to sign on to the Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act. I want you to help pass it in the House and advance it to the Senate. Appalachian families subjected to cancer, heart disease, birth defects, and death itself deserve better. Only your support of the A.C.H.E. Act can bring justice to the innocent victims of mountaintop removal.
Why is this important?
A human health disaster is unfolding in Appalachian communities near mountaintop removal coal extraction sites.Four thousand excess deaths happen annually in mountaintop removal communities. Unborn babies are subjected to horrible birth defects. cancer, and heart disease rates are shockingly elevated. For the first time ever, a bill has been introduced in Congress that would end mountaintop removal and save innocent lives. The Appalachian Communities Health Emergency (A.C.H.E.) Act is the best hope Appalachian people have for a healthy, decent future. I live with my family near such sites. Your action can save lives.