Hi All,

Congress is looking to pass a law that would, in essence, take away the
already meager protection we have from CAFO pollution. This is a sign-on
letter that to the subcommittee that is going to consider this legislation on
Wednesday.

You can sign as an individual and you can sign as an organization. Please
do both! Deadline is Tuesday, November 7.

Thanks,


Important Action:Congress is Preparing A Gift for Factory Farm Polluters &We
Need Your Help to Stop It

Dear Community Leader:

We have news of a bad bill moving in the House Energy and Commerce
subcommittee on Environment.  Though the bill is environmental in
substance, the overall impact of the bill is an attack on access to the
courts for rural communities.  *Specifically, it takes away your right to
protect your family and farm animals’ drinking water from factory farm
pollution. *

The members of Congress pushing this bill are saying that this is an effort
to “protect farmers” when what it really is, is an effort to shield
agribusiness from being held accountable for pollution, and strip the power
from the people impacted by bad practices.

On Thursday November 9th, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the
Environment will hold a hearing on the discussion draft of the so-called
"Farm Regulatory Certainty Act."  This proposal seeks to carve rural
communities out of federal protections if they are harmed by toxic waste
from agricultural operations.  Waste generation, storage and disposal from
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have endangered human
health, farm animals, and the environment by contaminating groundwater
aquifers, releasing pathogenic bacteria into drinking water and
recreational waters, and fouling drinking water supplies of communities who
are disproportionately reliant on private wells.

*ACTION NEEDED: We need you to sign on as many rural people, farmers and
ranchers **to this letter <https://goo.gl/forms/m3ZQdwtDxDa40e2F3>** as
possible, demonstrating that this effort by Congress will harm rural
people. Deadline to sign-on is Tuesday November 7th*

The below House members are on the Committee hearing the bill. If you live
in any of the below states, Please call the below Congress members and tell
them that you vehemently oppose the bill and ask them to do the same. You
can reach their office, by calling the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

Bill Johnson (R): Ohio

Richard Hudson (R): North Carolina

Kevin Cramer (R): North Dakota

Tim Walberg (R): Michigan

Buddy Carter (R): Georgia

Greg Walden (R): Oregon

Raul Ruiz, Jerry McNerney, Doris Matsui, Tony Cardenas, and Scott Peters
(D): California

Gene Green (D): Texas

Diana Degette (D): Colorado

Debbie Dingell (D): Michigan

Frank Pallone (D): New Jersey

The right of rural communities to protect their health and environment must
be protected. Please join us in opposing this unacceptable attack. See
below to review the text of the letter, or click here to sign on:
https://goo.gl/forms/m3ZQdwtDxDa40e2F3
<https://goo.gl/forms/m3ZQdwtDxDa40e2F3>


Socially Responsible Agricultural Project
249 Liberty Street NE, Suite 212
<https://maps.google.com/?q=249+Liberty+Street+NE,+Suite+212Salem,+OR+97301&entry=gmail&source=g>
Salem, OR 97301
<https://maps.google.com/?q=249+Liberty+Street+NE,+Suite+212Salem,+OR+97301&entry=gmail&source=g>



-- 
Diana Krystofiak
Chair, Southeast Iowa
Sierra Club
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