National coal ash day of action: January 28 Do you remember the photos of the environmental disaster in December, 2008 when a dike at an 84-acre containment area in Kingston, Tennessee ruptured spilling 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash slurry onto surrounding property and into the Emory and Clinch Rivers? Coal ash contains a brew of toxins that pile up by the ton after coal has been burned to generate electricity. Typically, power plants pile it up in unlined ponds, which leach into aquifers, or landfills, which allow it to blow freely through the air. Shockingly, there are absolutely no standards for this waste in the U.S. Ohio has 13 large coal ash ponds and landfills located throughout the state. Millions of Ohioans live near these coal ash ponds and landfills. If a disaster like the one in Kingston were to happen here, it would jeopardize many Ohioans' property, drinking water and air quality. But coal-fired power producers, US Senators and Congressmen, Governors and federal and state agencies are pressuring the White House and the Office of Management and Budget to derail the USEPA's efforts to establish national disposal standards to protect water supplies and communities from coal ash waste. Please join us, along with individuals and organizations across the country for a National Coal Ash Day of Action on Thursday, January 28. It only takes a minute to write a short email, or make a quick phone call. Tell the White House, EPA, Congress and others they must regulate coal ash to protect all of us from another terrible disaster that could have been prevented.