We really need your help. Starting the week of January 29, the Virginia Senate will begin consideration, in various committees, of five bills introduced by Senator Scott Surovell, all dealing with coal ash and its remediation.
Passage of these bills is absolutely critical to ensure that the pollution and public health threat posed by Dominion’s coal ash ponds are addressed. I can’t express how important it is to TAKE ACTION NOW! Without your help, these bills may never get out of their respective committees and we, future generations of Virginians, and our precious rivers will suffer the consequences.
You’ll see below the two committees which are meeting and all the contact information for the members. I’ve also identified three or four of the members whom we most need to contact. Their votes in favor of these bills are so very important, and I believe that if we get to them, in enough numbers and with enough enthusiasm, we can persuade them to join us!
Also, here’s an extremely helpful summary describing all the bill, from the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. It also gives you good points you can use in your phone calls or emails. And this summary is what PRKN has prepared to inform you about why we think coal ash recycling is the best path forward and how we rebut Dominion’s assessment of cap-in-place. See everything we have to say about coal ash on our website.
I know I can count on you – and your fellow Virginians are, too! Thank you! CLICK HERE send an email today or use the portal at the bottom of this email.
Senate Agriculture Committee (where bills will be heard Thursday so reaching these folks is most time sensitive)
Below is the list and contact for the entire committee, but the three most important are Senators Dance, Hanger, and Stuart.
Richard Stuart (804) 698-7528 district28@senate.virginia.gov
Emmett Hanger (804) 698-7524 district24@senate.virginia.gov
Frank Ruff (804) 698-7515 district15@senate.virginia.gov
Mark Obenshain (804) 698-7526 district26@senate.virginia.gov
Chapman Petersen (804) 698-7534 district34@senate.virginia.gov
David Marsden (804) 698-7537 district37@senate.virginia.gov
William Stanley (804) 698-7520 district20@senate.virginia.gov
Richard Black (804) 698-7513 district13@senate.virginia.gov
Adam Ebbin (804) 698-7530 district30@senate.virginia.gov
Lynwood Lewis (804) 698-7506 district06@senate.virginia.gov
Ben Chafin (804) 698-7538 district38@senate.virginia.gov
Rosalyn Dance (804) 698-7516 district 16@senate.virginia.gov
David Suetterlein (804) 698-7519 district19@senate.virginia.gov
Jennifer McClellan (804) 698-7509 district09@senate.virginia.gov
Senate Commerce and Labor
The entire membership is also below, but the four most critical are Senators Cosgrove, Stuart, Sturtevant, and Wagner.
Frank W. Wagner (804) 698-7507 district07@senate.virginia.gov
Richard Stuart (804) 698-7528 district28@senate.virginia.gov
Lucas L. Louise (804) 698-7518 district18@senate.virginia.gov
Richard L. Saslaw (804) 698-7535 district35@senate.virginia.gov
William M. Stanley, Jr. (804) 698-7520 district20@senate.virginia.gov
Ryan T. McDougle (804) 698-7504 district04@senate.virginia.gov
Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (804) 698-7503 district03@senate.virginia.gov
John A. Cosgrove, Jr. (804) 698-7514 district14@senate.virginia.gov
Richard H. Black (804) 698-7513 district13@senate.virginia.gov
Stephen D. Newman (804) 698-7523 district23@senate.virginia.gov
Benton Chafin, Jr. (804) 698-7538 district38@senate.virginia.gov
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (804) 698-7510 district10@senate.virginia.gov
Mark D. Obenshain (804) 698-7526 district26@senate.virginia.gov
Rosalyn Dance (804) 698-7516 district16@senate.virginia.gov
Lionell Spruill, Sr. (804) 698-7505 district05@senate.virginia.gov
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