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"[Beer] relies on nature to provide the products... Poison the well and you poison the product." - Sven Foerster, German beer maker

Anti-fracking groups have found a new ally in their fight against fracking - the German beer industry. Beer... makers across Europe's leading country are voicing their concern that fracking will contaminate the clean water they need to make their beloved national beverage.

German beer makers have already successfully pressured their government to put a ban on fracking until 2021, but they are worried that recent upheavals in Russia - Germany's largest source of natural gas - will put pressure on the country's leaders to allow domestic fracking.

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German beer production is heavily affected by the destruction of waterbeds all over the country due to fracking

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NO THANKS: By now, you've probably seen countless videos of people - from Oprah to your next door neighbor - doing Ice Bucket Challenge. We're glad it's raised so much money for ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease") research, but since Earthjustice ...is based here in San Francisco, we're going to take a pass at dumping buckets of precious, fresh water on our heads in the middle of one of California's worse droughts. http://ejus.tc/1sb46Bw

Our advice: just donate money to ALS research (or your favorite charity) and spare the water for native plants

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Photo: NO THANKS: By now, you've probably seen countless videos of people - from Oprah to your next door neighbor - doing Ice Bucket Challenge. We're glad it's raised so much money for ALS ("Lou Gehrig's Disease") research, but since Earthjustice is based here in San Francisco, we're going to take a pass at dumping buckets of precious, fresh water on our heads in the middle of one of California's worse droughts. http://ejus.tc/1sb46Bw

Our advice: just donate money to ALS research (or your favorite charity) and spare the water for native plants ;-)

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August 22

TROUBLE FOR WHALES: During recent Navy training exercises near Hawai`i, three whales were reportedly in distress; two of them later washed ashore and died. These tragedies will continue to happen unless we change the reckless way Navy train...ing exercises are done. This is your chance to help! http://ejus.tc/1voeMPm

Our attorneys are waging an emergency legal battle to force the Navy to avoid exercises in prime whale habitat and during important times of the year. But they can't do this without your help. Please consider a small donation - anything will help in our legal fight to protect whales!

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Photo: TROUBLE FOR WHALES: During recent Navy training exercises near Hawai`i, three whales were reportedly in distress; two of them later washed ashore and died. These tragedies will continue to happen unless we change the reckless way Navy training exercises are done. This is your chance to help! http://ejus.tc/1voeMPm

Our attorneys are waging an emergency legal battle to force the Navy to avoid exercises in prime whale habitat and during important times of the year. But they can't do this without your help. Please consider a small donation - anything will help in our legal fight to protect whales!

Click SHARE or LIKE and TELL US >> Do you think the Navy has the responsibility to avoid harming marine mammals during their training exercises?

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August 21

BEE EMERGENCY! The California Legislature is voting today on a horrible bill that would postpone any action by the state’s Dept. of Pesticide Regulation to ban bee-killing pesticides until 2020! That’s 6 MORE YEARS of inaction while bees ar...e dying off at record numbers. We need you to call your State Senators right now and ask them to vote NO on the bee-killing bill, AB 1789. Here's where you can find your State Senator and their contact info: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

Scientists believe neonictinoid pesticides are a major reason for bee die-offs, but AB 1789 would kick any decision-making down the road until 2020. Since bees provide 1 in 3 bites of food, that’s a disaster for both bees AND people that we can’t afford.

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Photo: BEE EMERGENCY! The California Legislature is voting today on a horrible bill that would postpone any action by the state’s Dept. of Pesticide Regulation to ban bee-killing pesticides until 2020! That’s 6 MORE YEARS of inaction while bees are dying off at record numbers. We need you to call your State Senators right now and ask them to vote NO on the bee-killing bill, AB 1789. Here's where you can find your State Senator and their contact info: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

Scientists believe neonictinoid pesticides are a major reason for bee die-offs, but AB 1789 would kick any decision-making down the road until 2020. Since bees provide 1 in 3 bites of food, that’s a disaster for both bees AND people that we can’t afford.

Click SHARE or LIKE to spread this to anyone you know in California! The vote is TODAY, so don't delay your call.

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August 21

TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND - That's the number of "secret" chemicals out there approved for use in the US that we have absolutely no clue what they are for, what health risks they have, not even their names! And for that, you have to thank the wo...efully out-of-date law known as the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). http://ejus.tc/1rSTZ4A

Full of loopholes that protect company profits rather than people, TSCA fosters secrecy, not safety, in the chemical industry. Here's an example of just how absurd the law is: When the EPA tried to ban all uses of cancer-causing asbestos, the courts struck it down because TSCA requires the "least burdensome" approach for industry. Never mind all those cases of cancer...

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Photo: TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND - That's the number of "secret" chemicals out there approved for use in the US that we have absolutely no clue what they are for, what health risks they have, not even their names! And for that, you have to thank the woefully out-of-date law known as the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). http://ejus.tc/1rSTZ4A

Full of loopholes that protect company profits rather than people, TSCA fosters secrecy, not safety, in the chemical industry. Here's an example of just how absurd the law is: When the EPA tried to ban all uses of cancer-causing asbestos, the courts struck it down because TSCA requires the "least burdensome" approach for industry. Never mind all those cases of cancer...

Read more about what Earthjustice is trying to do to reform this broken down law! Click SHARE or LIKE and tell us your thoughts below.

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August 20

SIMPLE GESTURE: Montana is proposing to create a wolf stamp to allow the public to support non-lethal wolf conservation efforts in the state. Here's where you can voice your support for this innovative idea! >> http://ejus.tc/Xw0lhr (The de...adline for comments is THIS Friday 8/22)

Since Montana has a very controversial history with wolf "management" (read: wolf kills), remember to ask Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department to:

1. Ensure that stamp proceeds are to be used only for non-lethal wolf conservation efforts
2. Change the name of the proposed stamp from "Wolf Management Stamp" to "Wolf Conservation Stamp."

Thanks for your support on this small but powerful action! Click SHARE or LIKE and share your comments below.

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Photo: SIMPLE GESTURE: Montana is proposing to create a wolf stamp to allow the public to support non-lethal wolf conservation efforts in the state. Here's where you can voice your support for this innovative idea! >> http://ejus.tc/Xw0lhr (The deadline for comments is THIS Friday 8/22)

Since Montana has a very controversial history with wolf "management" (read: wolf kills), remember to ask Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Department to:

1. Ensure that stamp proceeds are to be used only for non-lethal wolf conservation efforts
2. Change the name of the proposed stamp from "Wolf Management Stamp" to "Wolf Conservation Stamp."

Thanks for your support on this small but powerful action! Click SHARE or LIKE and share your comments below.

(Note: Picture not of actual stamp design)

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August 19

INSPIRING: Hundreds of thousands of Americans have stood up for the men, women, and children who grow and harvest our food by asking EPA to strengthen laws protecting farmworkers and their families from hazardous pesticides. http://ejus.tc/...1n63BWm

Farmworkers are some of the hardest working, yet underpaid people in America, and they are exposed to extremely dangerous chemicals every day. The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is the only federal standard designed to protect the country's 2 million farmworkers from toxic pesticides, but it desperately needs strengthening. We're heartened that so many Americans have spoken up for our farmworkers and we are now delivering those 200,000 comments to the EPA!

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Photo: INSPIRING: Hundreds of thousands of Americans have stood up for the men, women, and children who grow and harvest our food by asking EPA to strengthen laws protecting farmworkers and their families from hazardous pesticides. http://ejus.tc/1n63BWm

Farmworkers are some of the hardest working, yet underpaid people in America, and they are exposed to extremely dangerous chemicals every day. The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is the only federal standard designed to protect the country's 2 million farmworkers from toxic pesticides, but it desperately needs strengthening. We're heartened that so many Americans have spoken up for our farmworkers and we are now delivering those 200,000 comments to the EPA!

Click SHARE or LIKE to add your voice of support and TELL US >> Should farmworkers and their families be better protected from toxic pesticides when they are out in the field?

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August 18 · Edited

INVESTIGATIONS: EPA is investigating charges made by residents of the predominantly black and low-income community of Uniontown, Alabama that their civil rights were violated when Alabama allowed four million cubic yards of poisonous coal a...sh to be dumped near their homes. http://ejus.tc/1kOFEqY

The coal ash came from a massive spill that contaminated the predominantly white, middle class town of Kingston, Tennessee. After Kingston residents complained in 2010 about the lack of cleanup, authorities moved all the poisonous coal ash across state lines to Uniontown, Alabama where it's now essentially treated as "household waste" with little oversight.

Our attorneys are representing Uniontown residents in their civil rights complaint. Click SHARE or LIKE to show your support and share your thoughts below! See More

Photo: INVESTIGATIONS: EPA is investigating charges made by residents of the predominantly black and low-income community of Uniontown, Alabama that their civil rights were violated when Alabama allowed four million cubic yards of poisonous coal ash to be dumped near their homes. http://ejus.tc/1kOFEqY

The coal ash came from a massive spill that contaminated the predominantly white, middle class town of Kingston, Tennessee. After Kingston residents complained in 2010 about the lack of cleanup, authorities moved all the poisonous coal ash across state lines to Uniontown, Alabama where it's now essentially treated as "household waste" with little oversight.

Our attorneys are representing Uniontown residents in their civil rights complaint. Click SHARE or LIKE to show your support and share your thoughts below!

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August 16

CELEBRATING ALL HONEY BEES! Did you know that 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat is pollinated by bees? That's why we are doing everything we can to protect their survival – including a lawsuit to stop the use of neonics – a highly toxic... pesticide – that is one of the main culprits behind colony collapse disorder. Here’s a closer look at a major cause of widespread bee die-offs, what it means to us, and what we can do to help >> http://ow.ly/x23Xy

Also, a friendly reminder to all the amazing gardeners out there: Many of the plants you buy at Home Depot and Lowe's may be treated with bee-killing neonictinoids. Because there's no clear labeling, many good-intentioned gardeners end up poisoning the very bees they are trying to help! Check it out this link to learn more about protecting the bees >> http://ow.ly/xakJk

Help us make a big buzz about National Honey Bee Day! SHARE this picture far and wide and TELL US >> why are bees important to YOU?

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Photo: CELEBRATING ALL HONEY BEES! Did you know that 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat is pollinated by bees? That's why we are doing everything we can to protect their survival – including a lawsuit to stop the use of neonics – a highly toxic pesticide – that is one of the main culprits behind colony collapse disorder. Here’s a closer look at a major cause of widespread bee die-offs, what it means to us, and what we can do to help >> http://ow.ly/x23Xy

Also, a friendly reminder to all the amazing gardeners out there: Many of the plants you buy at Home Depot and Lowe's may be treated with bee-killing neonictinoids. Because there's no clear labeling, many good-intentioned gardeners end up poisoning the very bees they are trying to help! Check it out this link to learn more about protecting the bees >> http://ow.ly/xakJk

Help us make a big buzz about National Honey Bee Day! SHARE this picture far and wide and TELL US >> why are bees important to YOU?

#SAVETHEBEES

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August 15

In the fight to protect the health of our planet and of our communities, we all need sweet moments of inspiration to refuel and rejuvenate us. http://ow.ly/AmRIw

A gargantuan schooling of anchovies in the bay has attracted a spectacle of ...feasting humpback whales, dolphins, sea lions and birds in Monterey Bay, California. Visible from shore, the whales are leaping out of the water as they rocket through the anchovies with open mouths, breaching, tail-slapping, fin-waving.

This miraculous display doesn’t mean all is well with our oceans, of course. Too often, we find that we even have to fight hard to protect the very laws we need for defending species; such as the Magnuson-Stevens Act, currently under reauthorization in Congress, and the Endangered Species Act— also threatened by a package of bills proposed in Congress by oil and gas drillers. http://ow.ly/AmRIw

Yet, this amazing sight of humpback whales really gives us hope of what a healthy, restored ocean ecosystem might look like.

To learn more about our oceans work, check out http://earthjustice.org/advocacy-campaigns/oceans

TELL US >> have you taken a trip to the ocean recently? What wildlife did you see? See More

Photo: In the fight to protect the health of our planet and of our communities, we all need sweet moments of inspiration to refuel and rejuvenate us. http://ow.ly/AmRIw

A gargantuan schooling of anchovies in the bay has attracted a spectacle of feasting humpback whales, dolphins, sea lions and birds in Monterey Bay, California. Visible from shore, the whales are leaping out of the water as they rocket through the anchovies with open mouths, breaching, tail-slapping, fin-waving.

This miraculous display doesn’t mean all is well with our oceans, of course. Too often, we find that we even have to fight hard to protect the very laws we need for defending species; such as the Magnuson-Stevens Act, currently under reauthorization in Congress, and the Endangered Species Act— also threatened by a package of bills proposed in Congress by oil and gas drillers. http://ow.ly/AmRIw

Yet, this amazing sight of humpback whales really gives us hope of what a healthy, restored ocean ecosystem might look like.

To learn more about our oceans work, check out http://earthjustice.org/advocacy-campaigns/oceans

TELL US >> have you taken a trip to the ocean recently? What wildlife did you see?

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August 14

“While my mother and father fought for equality in the 20th century, I am now fighting for existence in the 21st century. It is so important for those of us in this generation to fight for the next generation, so not only do they have clean... air and clean water but they have a planet to live on.” - Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr – Hip Hop Caucus

Now is the time to #ActOnClimate >> check out this first chapter in our 4 part video series: A Climate Solution Within Reach! The EPA has asked to hear from you by October 16th about limiting carbon pollution from existing coal-fired power plants. Join us in demanding common-sense limits on carbon pollution!

TAKE ACTION >> http://earthjustice.org/features/a-climate-solution-within-reach See More

A Climate Solution Within Reach: A Human Right on a Warming Planet | Earthjustice

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The need to take immediate action on global warming could not be any clearer. Evidence of the growing impact of climate change around our planet presents itself every single day: increasing droughts, wildfires, floods, severe storms and more.

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August 13

Each year, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week concludes its program with a familiar saying: “Sharks have more reason to fear us than we have to fear them.” And nowadays, this has never rung more true. Sharks are being brutally slaughtered for t...heir fins by the millions, and at this rate sharks soon will be functionally extinct.

In fact, tens of millions of sharks are mercilessly killed each year. More than 160 species of sharks are categorized as at risk of extinction, ranging from near threatened to critically endangered. But what's the biggest threat to these elegant creatures? Shark finning.
The butchery takes place at sea where fishermen haul sharks aboard to saw off their fins and then dump the still-living creatures back into the ocean. The finless sharks writhe to the ocean floor, where they die of suffocation or are eaten by other predators.

Some countries are beginning to take action to stop shark finning, but it's not enough. Join Earthjustice as an ocean ambassador to help us protect the magnificent creatures that create such a unique and complex ecosystem: http://earthjustice.org/the-wild/oceans

Also, you can check out this map of shark protections, put together by our friends at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQTSLgj2_s

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Photo: Each year, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week concludes its program with a familiar saying: “Sharks have more reason to fear us than we have to fear them.” And nowadays, this has never rung more true. Sharks are being brutally slaughtered for their fins by the millions, and at this rate sharks soon will be functionally extinct.

In fact, tens of millions of sharks are mercilessly killed each year. More than 160 species of sharks are categorized as at risk of extinction, ranging from near threatened to critically endangered. But what's the biggest threat to these elegant creatures? Shark finning.
The butchery takes place at sea where fishermen haul sharks aboard to saw off their fins and then dump the still-living creatures back into the ocean. The finless sharks writhe to the ocean floor, where they die of suffocation or are eaten by other predators.

Some countries are beginning to take action to stop shark finning, but it's not enough. Join Earthjustice as an ocean ambassador to help us protect the magnificent creatures that create such a unique and complex ecosystem: http://earthjustice.org/the-wild/oceans

Also, you can check out this map of shark protections, put together by our friends at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJQTSLgj2_s

SHARE WITH US >> Have you recently learned any new facts about sharks?

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August 12

SIGN TO SAVE ALASKA’S BRISTOL BAY: Home to abundant wildlife and world-class salmon runs, Bristol Bay is being threatened by mining companies that want to extract Pebble ore deposits. The EPA recently proposed restrictions that would limit... development of the Pebble ore deposit; however the proposal isn’t finalized yet! http://ow.ly/AfjxN

If approved, the Pebble Mine would be the largest, most destructive open-pit mine ever built in North America. Over its lifetime, the mine could generate 23 billion tons of dangerous mining waste, wiping out over 90 miles of salmon streams!

The EPA's proposed restrictions would effectively prohibit such large-scale destruction, but The Pebble Limited Partnership, which owns the mining rights, has filed a lawsuit asking the court to halt the EPA's public process immediately.

Together, we have been fighting for decades to protect Alaskan wilderness, and we stand ready to fight once again.

HELP PUT AN END TO THIS DEVASTATING PROJECT: http://ow.ly/AfjxN

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Photo: SIGN TO SAVE ALASKA’S BRISTOL BAY: Home to abundant wildlife and world-class salmon runs, Bristol Bay is being threatened by mining companies that want to extract Pebble ore deposits. The EPA recently proposed restrictions that would limit development of the Pebble ore deposit; however the proposal isn’t finalized yet! http://ow.ly/AfjxN

If approved, the Pebble Mine would be the largest, most destructive open-pit mine ever built in North America. Over its lifetime, the mine could generate 23 billion tons of dangerous mining waste, wiping out over 90 miles of salmon streams!

The EPA's proposed restrictions would effectively prohibit such large-scale destruction, but The Pebble Limited Partnership, which owns the mining rights, has filed a lawsuit asking the court to halt the EPA's public process immediately.

Together, we have been fighting for decades to protect Alaskan wilderness, and we stand ready to fight once again.

HELP PUT AN END TO THIS DEVASTATING PROJECT: http://ow.ly/AfjxN

Share with your family and friends to help protect Bristol Bay!

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August 11

In Port Arthur Texas, home to 8 oil and chemical industrial sites, the egg-like, putrid smell of toxic chemicals spews from oil refinery smokestacks every hour of every day. That stench stands as a reminder to the people who live there that... what they smell and breathe is, indeed, making them sick.

Each year, the nation's nearly 150 oil refineries operating in 32 states emit thousands of tons of hazardous air pollutants, including substances that cause cancer.

JOIN THE FIGHT TODAY: and tell the EPA that everyone has the #right2breathe clean, healthy air: http://ow.ly/Acvje
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Black and Latino Neighborhoods Subjected to Higher Rates of Air Pollution and Cancer From Oil...

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The federal government has a responsibility to make sure that people are not adversely impacted by this nation's pollution because of their race....

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August 9

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Here's your opportunity to let the Dept. of Interior know how you feel about Arctic drilling! They've heard from the Shells and Exxons - now they need to hear from YOU >> http://ejus.tc/1nxh0WI

The Arctic and its inhab...itants - both people and wildlife - are already severely stressed from climate change. Now they're facing the onslaught of even more drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas - two of the most important wildlife habitats in the Arctic! The government says it would now like public input, so let's give it to them!

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Photo: THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Here's your opportunity to let the Dept. of Interior know how you feel about Arctic drilling! They've heard from the Shells and Exxons - now they need to hear from YOU >> http://ejus.tc/1nxh0WI

The Arctic and its inhabitants - both people and wildlife - are already severely stressed from climate change. Now they're facing the onslaught of even more drilling in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas - two of the most important wildlife habitats in the Arctic! The government says it would now like public input, so let's give it to them!

Click SHARE or LIKE to spread this to everyone you know! Share your thoughts below and don't forget to take action! http://ejus.tc/1nxh0WI

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August 8 · Edited

JUSTICE AT LAST: The racially divided town of Rochelle, Georgia has finally announced a settlement with black residents to fix its old, leaky sewer system that repeatedly discharges raw sewage into the black side of town. http://earthjustic...e.org/blog/2014-august/clean-victory-for-a-georgia-community

While white residents on the south side have enjoyed updated sewage pipes, Rochelle officials had repeatedly ignored requests from black residents to fix sewage pipes on the north side of town. It took a lawsuit from eight black residents represented by Earthjustice to finally get them to act (in fact, when our attorneys first showed up to investigate the problem, we were threatened by the sheriff and told to leave town...)

The victory in Rochelle, Georgia is a powerful reminder that the earth - and its people - will always need good lawyers who stand with brave, local heroes willing to speak out against injustice. Click SHARE or LIKE if you agree! Share your thoughts below. See More

Photo: JUSTICE AT LAST: The racially divided town of Rochelle, Georgia has finally announced a settlement with black residents to fix its old, leaky sewer system that repeatedly discharges raw sewage into the black side of town. http://earthjustice.org/blog/2014-august/clean-victory-for-a-georgia-community

While white residents on the south side have enjoyed updated sewage pipes, Rochelle officials had repeatedly ignored requests from black residents to fix sewage pipes on the north side of town. It took a lawsuit from eight black residents represented by Earthjustice to finally get them to act (in fact, when our attorneys first showed up to investigate the problem, we were threatened by the sheriff and told to leave town...)

The victory in Rochelle, Georgia is a powerful reminder that the earth - and its people - will always need good lawyers who stand with brave, local heroes willing to speak out against injustice. Click SHARE or LIKE if you agree! Share your thoughts below.

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August 7

WARNING: For something that's less regulated than your household garbage, you'd think coal ash wouldn't be that bad. But a new report shows just how toxic this byproduct of burning coal is to your lungs. Asthma, heart disease, cancer, and s...troke are just a few of the nasty illnesses linked to toxic coal ash. http://ejus.tc/1ou53RH

Ash particles can become lodged in the deepest part of your lungs, triggering inflammation and asthma attacks. Since many coal ash dumps (such as the one pictured below - the ironically named Making Money Having Fun Landfill in Bokoshe, OK) are not covered, strong winds can send clouds of this nasty stuff over to nearby communities.

Check out the latest report on coal ash and don't forget to tell the EPA we need stronger laws against coal ash! Here's the link to take action >> http://ejus.tc/V4QRHE See More