Appalachian Restoration Act (S.696) Updates
May 20th, 2009 by admin
The recently introduced senate bill would ban valley fills in Appalachia, effectively ending mountaintop removal. We need your help to continue gaining co-sponsors — visit http://www.ilovemountains.org/write-your-officials/ to invite your officials to help end mountaintop removal.
S.696
Title: A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include a definition of fill material.
Sponsor: Sen Cardin, Benjamin L. [MD] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sen Alexander, Lamar [TN] - 3/25/2009
Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 4/29/2009
Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 5/5/2009
Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] - 5/12/2009
Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] - 5/19/2009
