Comments on: ACTION ALERT — SAY NO to HB2598, New Exemptions to Aboveground Storage Tank Act https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2021/02/20/action-alert-%e2%80%94-say-no-to-hb2598-new-exemptions-to-aboveground-storage-tank-act/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Concerned Citizens https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2021/02/20/action-alert-%e2%80%94-say-no-to-hb2598-new-exemptions-to-aboveground-storage-tank-act/#comment-364983 Concerned Citizens Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:06:14 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=36375#comment-364983 <strong>Here’s the example script from OVEC</strong> ....... “<em>Hello, my name is _________ and I’m calling to ask you to please say no to HB 2598. All citizens deserve access to safe, clean drinking water, and HB 2598 exempts certain oil and gas tanks closest to our public drinking water intakes from the Aboveground Storage Tank Act, which requires regular inspections and crisis response plans. There is ample recent evidence of all that can go wrong with tanks upstream from public drinking water intakes here in West Virginia, which are precisely the tanks this bill would be deregulating. Exempting those tanks is reckless and dangerous to public health and safety. Please say no to HB 2598.“</em> <strong>And here’s who you call on the House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee:</strong> There are a lot of them. We suggest prioritizing delegates from your district or close-by, followed by the chairs and vice chairs. The first five of y’all to show us your call logs will win some OVEC swag in the mail. Send ’em via social media or reply to this email. Happy dialing, and stay warm out there! – Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chair: Del. Bill Anderson: 304-340-3186 Vice Chair: Del. John R. Kelly: 304-340-3394 Minority Chair: Del. Ed Evans: 304-673-2969 Minority Vice Chair: Del. Dave Pethel: 304-775-5472 Del. Brent Boggs: 304-364-8411 Del. Jordan Bridges: 304-340-3297 Del. Adam Burkhammer: 304-340-3123 Del. Roy Cooper: 304-340-3119 Del. Phillip W. Diserio: 304-340-3367 Del. Dana Ferrell: 304-340-3194 Del. Dianna Graves: 304-340-3392 Del. Evan Hansen: 304-340-3125 Del. Joshua Higginbotham: 304-340-3118 Del. John Paul Hott: 304-340-3399 Del. Joe Jeffries: 304-340-3113 Del. Phil Mallow: 304-340-3331 Del. John Mandt Jr.: 304-340-3176 Del. Zack Maynard: 304-340-3152 Del. Tony Paynter: 304-340-3163 Del. Chris Phillips: 304-340-3398 Del. Charlie Reynolds: 304-340-3151 Del. Johnnie Wamsley: 304-340-3199 Del. Steve Westfall: 304-340-3140 Del. Kayla Young: 304-340-3362 Del. Mark Zatezalo: 304-340-3120 Here’s the example script from OVEC …….

“Hello, my name is _________ and I’m calling to ask you to please say no to HB 2598. All citizens deserve access to safe, clean drinking water, and HB 2598 exempts certain oil and gas tanks closest to our public drinking water intakes from the Aboveground Storage Tank Act, which requires regular inspections and crisis response plans.

There is ample recent evidence of all that can go wrong with tanks upstream from public drinking water intakes here in West Virginia, which are precisely the tanks this bill would be deregulating. Exempting those tanks is reckless and dangerous to public health and safety.

Please say no to HB 2598.“

And here’s who you call on the House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee:

There are a lot of them. We suggest prioritizing delegates from your district or close-by, followed by the chairs and vice chairs. The first five of y’all to show us your call logs will win some OVEC swag in the mail. Send ’em via social media or reply to this email.

Happy dialing, and stay warm out there!

– Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

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Chair: Del. Bill Anderson: 304-340-3186
Vice Chair: Del. John R. Kelly: 304-340-3394

Minority Chair: Del. Ed Evans: 304-673-2969
Minority Vice Chair: Del. Dave Pethel: 304-775-5472

Del. Brent Boggs: 304-364-8411
Del. Jordan Bridges: 304-340-3297
Del. Adam Burkhammer: 304-340-3123
Del. Roy Cooper: 304-340-3119
Del. Phillip W. Diserio: 304-340-3367
Del. Dana Ferrell: 304-340-3194
Del. Dianna Graves: 304-340-3392
Del. Evan Hansen: 304-340-3125
Del. Joshua Higginbotham: 304-340-3118
Del. John Paul Hott: 304-340-3399
Del. Joe Jeffries: 304-340-3113
Del. Phil Mallow: 304-340-3331
Del. John Mandt Jr.: 304-340-3176
Del. Zack Maynard: 304-340-3152
Del. Tony Paynter: 304-340-3163
Del. Chris Phillips: 304-340-3398
Del. Charlie Reynolds: 304-340-3151
Del. Johnnie Wamsley: 304-340-3199
Del. Steve Westfall: 304-340-3140
Del. Kayla Young: 304-340-3362
Del. Mark Zatezalo: 304-340-3120

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