Sign the petition re: Radioactive fracking waste in our rivers!

We need your help. Millions of people rely on the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers for clean drinking water, many of which are already facing inequitable living conditions, risking their long-term health and life expectancy. Dear fellow MoveOn member, My community and communities up and down the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers are drinking water that is at risk of toxic fracking wastewater contamination. And we need your help. [Add your name: The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers must protect public drinking water over corporations who are spreading pollutants and poisoning our essential resources.]( We know there are highly toxic metals in wastewater, such as arsenic and barium, which are known to cause serious health problems, including cancers and death. Moreover, these wastewaters often contain toxic levels of salt and the radioactive human carcinogen radium. In fact, some samples from the Marcellus Shale show levels of radium 3,600 times higher than EPA’s drinking water standard.1 [Will you sign this petition now?]( Revoke and deny all authorizations that allow the barging of toxic, radioactive fracking wastewater on the Monogahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers. Such activities will put millions of people's drinking water at risk of contamination from toxic chemicals. [Sign Karen Feridun's petition]( These terrible spills are unavoidable and cause so much harm to already-vulnerable communities. They occur due to inadequate equipment, human error, and uncontrollable external forces, such as extreme weather conditions. And serious incidents—those involving death or serious injury, excessive property damage, or a discharge of hazardous materials—are on the rise.2 This means all the toxic and dangerous materials in wastewater will end up in our water. Millions of people rely on the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers for clean drinking water, many of which are already facing inequitable living conditions, risking their long-term health and life expectancy. Furthermore, when a spill does occur, it is unclear who is responsible for accident management and spill mitigation—especially since the contents of each barge are not disclosed. This means clean-up will take even longer, and the public could end up footing the bill for their clean-up as well as their long-term health issues. We do not want ANY oil and gas waste being transported along the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers. Our towns and cities along these rivers get our drinking water from aquifers that are highly susceptible to river contamination, and we want to assure safe drinking water for current and future generations. We urge the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to deny any authorizations and put our communities' needs over the profits for corporations. We ask you to deny and revoke any and all authorizations that might allow the transport of any fracking waste on our waters. To do otherwise demonstrates a callous disregard for protecting the public’s health and safety—a duty which you’ve solemnly sworn to uphold. In doing so, we thank you for protecting the health and safety of the residents that depend on these three rivers for their drinking water and recreation. [Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.]( Thanks! –Karen Feridun Source: 1. "Where do we stand with radiation and fracking?" Greene County Messenger, April 20, 2018 [ 2. "Potential Impact to Surface Water and Sediment from the Transport of Produced Water by Barge Along the Ohio River for Disposal in Class II Injection Wells," Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE), August 27, 2021 [ You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can [start your own petition here](. Want to support our work? Together, we made Donald Trump a one-term president! Now, it's time to expand access to health care, fight for citizenship for the undocumented, reform policing, and tackle the climate crisis. Will you chip in to power the fight for bold, progressive change? [Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.]( Contributions to MoveOn Civic Action are not tax-deductible for income tax purposes. This email was sent to {NAME} on November 9, 2021. To change your email address or update your contact info, [click here](. MoveOn's privacy policy was recently updated. To read our new privacy policy, [click here](. To remove yourself from this list, [click here](.