PA's Toxic Time Bombs

The latest from PA Clean Water Action (the last story on the environment jogged my memory on this one)…

Action Needed to Clean Up Hazardous Sites in Pennsylvania

Abandoned, polluted industrial sites, asbestos-laden reservoirs, TCE in people’s well water… these are real problems Pennsylvanians struggle with everyday. To clean up polluted sites, we need permanent funding for the state’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA). This is a vital program that is facing total bankruptcy this year. Don’t let this happen! Take action today.

Your Elected Officials in Harrisburg will soon vote on funding for HSCA. A state bill, HB 1206, was introduced that adds a $2.25 tipping fee on all municipal garbage that goes to PA landfills. This funding mechanism would provide HSCA with the support it needs. Also, because PA is the largest importer of trash in the country, nearly 40% of the money for HSCA will come from out of state trash generators. Even if the entire fee was passed on to PA residents, the cost would be a mere $2 per person per year.

Send an e-mail to your State Representative and Senator. Urge them to not only support HB 1206 (which contains the Governor’s proposal), but to advance an amendment so that the $2.25 fee also apply to construction and commercial waste, and all waste that goes to our incinerators.

The vote on this bill will happen any day now. Please act today, and help get PA’s toxic waste sites cleaned up!

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