[Green] Fwd: Jane, please take a minute to learn how you can help Southern West Virginia with its drinking water crisis.

Thu Feb 13 12:44:41 CST 2025

Attention West Virginia Greenies: I found this really compelling, but you
will carry more weight than I do on the petition, contacting legislators,
etc. --dawn

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From: Blaise Reader, ReImagine Appalachia <admin at reimagineappalachia.org>
Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Subject: Jane, please take a minute to learn how you can help Southern West
Virginia with its drinking water crisis.
To: Jane Tumas-Serna <fuusm1 at gmail.com>

We are spotlighting the high amounts of contamination in Southern West
Virginia’s water systems as well as ways that you can help.

<https://click.everyaction.com/k/102072540/527996097/1816941292?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwNy8xLzg5Mzk4IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImZlYzQwZTA1LTNhZWEtZWYxMS05MGNiLTAwMjI0ODJhOTRmNCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiZnV1c20xQGdtYWlsLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=sasOIbhX6vsub1Ichbed62M0CbOGZBJAgk4ie-eGAF8=&emci=28720941-28ea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=fec40e05-3aea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=35026390>

We want to shine a light on the high amounts of contamination in Southern
West Virginia’s water systems. This crisis is ongoing because government
funds aren’t flowing where they need to.

In recent weeks, we’ve been locked in a national debate over the urgent
need to release promised federal funds. Our coalition and partners have
already felt the impacts of the ongoing freezes and have been forced to
cancel events, pause projects, and effectively withhold valuable resources
from our communities.

For many, this national debate may feel theoretical. But, the fact that
eight Southern West Virginia counties don’t have clean water to drink
exemplifies just how critical federal funds are to Appalachians’ everyday
lives. It’s also imperative that state and local government officials are
held accountable to ensure the benefits of federal funds are maximized to
protect people’s health.
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Watch here
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*Thursday, February 6th - ReImagine Appalachia live-streamed an interview
with Southern West Virginia Activists Rev. Brad Davis and Rev. Caitlin
Ware, and two residents of affected areas. They discussed the seriousness
of the situation and the dire need for government intervention.*

*The Situation at a Glance*

Countless residents in McDowell, Boone, Logan, Wyoming, Mingo, Lincoln,
Raleigh, and Fayette counties can’t get clean water. In McDowell County,
for instance, faucets regularly run orange or even black with iron oxide
sludge, dirt, and all kinds of mine water runoff.

The state government has unevenly distributed federal investments from the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. They have prioritized the reconstruction
of baseball stadiums and performing arts centers in larger cities over the
health and safety needs of smaller towns like Anawalt, where people still
depend on bottled water and can’t safely take a bath in their own homes.

The counties most affected are historical coal communities that put
generations of hard labor into building the state’s –and the nation’s–
economic infrastructure.

*How you can help:*

1: Urge decision-makers to take action by signing this petition
<https://click.everyaction.com/k/102072543/527996100/1466473426?fbclid=IwY2xjawIZ0qlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWZ2f5hz_FOhpu6hTi57g38roNlBMv-288oGB6isIE-inIh045eTXxhAYw_aem_rv_GhVxLUoMY9kqj4ePwMQ&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwNy8xLzg5Mzk4IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogImZlYzQwZTA1LTNhZWEtZWYxMS05MGNiLTAwMjI0ODJhOTRmNCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiZnV1c20xQGdtYWlsLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=sasOIbhX6vsub1Ichbed62M0CbOGZBJAgk4ie-eGAF8=&emci=28720941-28ea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=fec40e05-3aea-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=35026390>
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2: Donate "Hope for McDowell" by following this link
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(Please make sure to specify you are donating to "*Hope for McDowell*").

3: Please share the donation link, video, and especially the petition on
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Appalachia's hard work, sweat, and sacrifice have fueled the nation’s
manufacturing and energy economies. Let’s keep pushing to ensure that
urgent funding needs are not quietly withheld at the expense of community
health and safety. Southern West Virginia’s water crisis is a sobering
reminder that when government resources aren't made available where they
are most needed, peoples' lives are often put at stake.

Blaise Reader,

ReImagine Appalachia
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