Eight trucks make ten trips each daily down Highway 31 between the AES Coal burning power plant to Bokoshe, Oklahoma carrying coal ash. The distance is a short ten miles. The eighty loads a day carry a heavy toil for the people of Bokoshe.
Fourteen out of twenty families in Bokoshe suffer from joint disease, emphysema, and cancer. In 1988 the EPA reviewed the potential health hazards of exposure to coal ash. No decision was made. Ten years later in 1998 the EPA again reviewed coal ash. No decision was made. Today, the EPA is again reviewing the potential health hazards of coal ash. The residents of Bokoshe know what the health hazards of exposure to coal ash are. To hear their story ( click here ).
be strong, be safe, Carlan
We all need to act by Friday, Nov 19th, to get coal ash regulated
ReplyDeleteresponsibly! On Friday, the EPA comment window closes and will use the
comments submitted to decide between Subtitle C and Subtitle D.
Subtitle C is for CLEAN and safe communities and regulations that save
money, lives, and environmental integrity. Subtitle D is DIRTY and
status quo, basically leaving coal ash less regulated than household
trash. Go to EPAcoal.org to comment to the EPA and make your voice
heard. The site is really easy to use and won't take more than a minute
of your time. Subtitle C is clearly the way to go- let's make it happen!