Subject: Protect Drinking Water from Fracking
From: Bob Wendelgass - Clean Water Action <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:01:21 -0400 (EDT)

[ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ] 

Dear Mary, 

We need you to take a few moments for clean drinking water. That's all it takes to make sure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) knows [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ] you want to protect drinking water from some especially nasty chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing ("fracking"). The comment period is closing. Help us get to 25,000 comments today!

EPA is taking public comments until August 23 on policies to protect drinking water from diesel in fracking. Please join over 20,000 other Clean Water Action members [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ] and voice support for these policies. 

Preventing drinking water problems before they start makes sense. Along with members like you, we've focused on it throughout our 40 year history.   [ http://www.cleanwateraction.org/feature/fracking-explained ]Join us today – send a message to EPA! [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ]

Fracking [ http://www.cleanwateraction.org/feature/fracking-explained ] uses massive amounts of water and there is a potential for water contamination at every step of the process. We don't think hydraulic fracturing or any oil and gas activities should be exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act, or any of our other health and environmental laws. But right now, "fracking" is exempt from the Safe Drinking Water Act except when diesel is used. That's because some of the chemicals in diesel [ http://cleanwateraction.org/files/publications/national/Frack%20Diesel%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf ] are especially risky when they are injected into the earth near underground drinking water sources. 
 
We're mobilizing thousands of concerned citizens to submit comments to EPA [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ]. That's where you come in. EPA needs broad public support to move this policy forward and we're pushing for the strongest possible protections [ http://cleanwateraction.org/files/publications/CWA%20%20Statement%20EPA%20Public%20Mtg%20on%20Draft%20Permitting%20Guidance%20Frack%20Diesel.pdf ]. In fact, we think diesel use should be prohibited entirely in the hydraulic fracturing process. 

You know that standing up for safe drinking water is a key part of our campaign work every day. We need you to stand up now. The comment period on EPA's proposal ends soon. Send an email today [ http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2155/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9928 ]!

-Bob Wendelgass, President and CEO

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