PROTECT THE JAMES RIVER- Demand Dominion Power to remove all coal ash.

PROTECT THE JAMES RIVER- Demand Dominion Power to remove all coal ash.

The Issue

Oppose Dominion Power's current dewatering and solid waste permits. The permits as written would allow coal ash toxins to continue seeping into rivers and remain indefinitely on various floodplains. Permanently leaving coal ash waste sites in their current place through proposed "capping" methods removes the environmental responsibility that Dominion Virginia Power owes to the public. 


We have a safer demand. Dominion Virginia Power should be required to move all of the coal ash from these old ponds to a location where it can be safely stored away from rivers and communities.

We demand that Dominion Virginia Power must dig up and remove all coal ash from power stations that are located next to valued Virginia communities and Virginia rivers. We demand that The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, The Virginia State Water Control Board, and Virginia State Legislators act accordingly to our rights and close these coal ash ponds appropriately, by digging them up. Hold Dominion Virginia Power accountable for properly closing coal ash waste sites at the Chesterfield Power Plant. Dig it up!

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The Issue

Oppose Dominion Power's current dewatering and solid waste permits. The permits as written would allow coal ash toxins to continue seeping into rivers and remain indefinitely on various floodplains. Permanently leaving coal ash waste sites in their current place through proposed "capping" methods removes the environmental responsibility that Dominion Virginia Power owes to the public. 


We have a safer demand. Dominion Virginia Power should be required to move all of the coal ash from these old ponds to a location where it can be safely stored away from rivers and communities.

We demand that Dominion Virginia Power must dig up and remove all coal ash from power stations that are located next to valued Virginia communities and Virginia rivers. We demand that The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, The Virginia State Water Control Board, and Virginia State Legislators act accordingly to our rights and close these coal ash ponds appropriately, by digging them up. Hold Dominion Virginia Power accountable for properly closing coal ash waste sites at the Chesterfield Power Plant. Dig it up!

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Virginia River HealersPetition Starter

The Decision Makers

Former U.S. House of Representatives
6 Members
Bob Goodlatte
Former US House of Representatives - Virginia-6
Randy Forbes
Former US House of Representatives - Virginia-4
Robert C. Scott
Former US House of Representatives - Virginia-3
U.S. House of Representatives
3 Members
Robert Wittman
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 1st Congressional District
Donald Beyer
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 8th Congressional District
H. Griffith
U.S. House of Representatives - Virginia 9th Congressional District
Terry McAuliffe
Former Governor - Virginia
Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt
Representative

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