Restore Water Safety Standards

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Hi Health Activists,

One of the most important factors in the longer life expectancies in the

more developed countries of the world is the existence of a relatively clean

and healthy water supply. Not only do people drinik the water, but most of

the food grown and prepared to nourish and sustain the population is

produced using clean water. Once the water supply is degraded, the health of

the

population deteriorates at a frightening pace. Much of the spread of

unusual cancer clusters come on the heels of these exposures.

 

The immediate threat comes from the expansion of new natural gas drilling

operations. These operations involve the use of volatile organic compounds

including benzene,toluene,ethylbenzene and xylene. In 2005 the Congress

exempted oil and gas companies from Safe Drinking Water Act and do not have to

disclose what chemicals are used in their operations.

There are plans to drill in the New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware Water Gap.

Adverse reports have been coming in from Colorodo, Wyoming,New Mexico and

Texas and Dimmock,Pennsylvania.

 

For further information go to _www.DamascusCitizens.org_

(http://www.DamascusCitizens.org) or _www.NYH2O.org_ (http://www.NYH2O.org)

or _http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/chemicals.introduction.php_

(http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/chemicals.introduction.php)

 

Sometime this week both houses of Congress are going to vote related bills

that will greatly impact natural gas drilling in watershed areas. Please

email and call your congressperson and Senators in support of the Fracturing

Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act (FRAC). In the house the

bill is HR 2766, go to _www.house.gov_ (http://www.house.gov) and put in your

zip code to find out your congressperson. Send an email and call asking

the member to support HR 2766 revoking the exemption from the Safe Drinking

Water Act.

In the Senate the bill is S 1215. Go to _www.senate.gov_

(http://www.senate.gov)

each state has 2 senators. Find the Senators from your state and email and

call them asking to support S.1215 revoking the exemptions for oil and gas

companies from the Safe Drinking water act.

For NY senators are: Senator Kristin Gillibrand 202-224-4451

Senator Charles Schumer 202-224-6542

For PA senators are: Senator Arlen Spector 202-224-4254

Senator Bob Casey 202-224-6324

Arnold

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