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	"author_name": "Appalachian Voices Action Alerts",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/appalachian-voices-updates",
	"title": "Tell Congress to pass the STREAM Act",
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	"description": "There is a simple, bipartisan bill on the table that would let states and tribes clean up polluted streams. Acid mine drainage is one of the most visible and costly impacts of coal mining, turning Appalachian waterways rust-orange with dangerous pollution and threatening the health of people and wildlife. Cleanup of this pollution requires long-term treatment facilities and, in turn, long-term funding. In 2021, Congress enacted the bipartisan infrastructure law, which included $11.3 billion for cleaning up abandoned coal mines. But, unfortunately, the new law does not allow states to set money aside for long-term acid mine drainage treatment facilities. States need to have the freedom to spend this money on long-term treatment of acid mine drainage. Bipartisan leaders in Congress have introduced the STREAM Act (S.3957/H.R.7283) to make this much-needed change, allowing communities to clean up these waterways and invest in the outdoor recreation economy. This will create new jobs in areas transitioning away from fossil-fuel-based economies. The House passed the STREAM Act this summer with near-unanimous support, but the Senate ran out of time to pass the bill before this congressional session ends. So we need Congress to attach the bill to the must-pass budget bill this fall. Tell your representatives to let states use their infrastructure funding for acid mine drainage treatment.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-to-pass-the-stream-act"
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