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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act</title>
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    <title>H.R.1310: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt ...</title>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build pub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1310/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CALL related to teaching 1</title>
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House Bill HR 1310, which has now passed the House, covers several areas concerning the future of education (including foreign languages) in this country and provides for the following: national teaching scholarships ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://masvani.blogspot.com/2010/12/call-related-to-teaching_3628.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clean Water Act: Clean Water Protection Act</title>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310 ) is a bill introduced in the 111th United States Congress via the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cleanwateract.waterfiltersonlinesite.com/2010/12/19/clean-water-act-clean-water-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reason to Believe in Environmental Justice: Coalfields Hero Judy Bonds</title>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (HR 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, and protect clean ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appalachiantransition.blogspot.com/2010/12/reason-to-believe-in-environmental.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reason for White House to Believe in Environmental Justice: Judy ...</title>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/15/reason-for-white-house-to-believe-in-environmental-justice-judy-bonds-in-the-coalfields/?utm_source=feedblitz&amp;amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=alternet&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/reason-to-believe-in-envi_b_797033.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Reason for White House to Believe in Environmental Justice: Judy ...</title>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/12/15/reason-for-white-house-to-believe-in-environmental-justice-judy-bonds-in-the-coalfields/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Turn The Page 12/2/2010 - Oro Shango | Internet Radio | Blog Talk ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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JW currently serves in Washington DC as Appalachian Voices Legislative Associate working to pass two pieces of legislation the Clean Water Protection Act HR 1310 in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act S 696 in the Senate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogtalkradio.com/oro-shango/2010/12/03/turn-the-page-2&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
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Congressional attention to these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/12/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Penny Hill Press &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Mountaintop Mining: Background ...</title>
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Congressional attention to these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.pennyhill.com/?p=13167&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fighting the battle of Blair Mountain | Beth Wellington | Comment ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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(A similar piece, the The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) Clean Water Protection Act has 173 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives.) I wrote both Senators about the effects of the designation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/22/mining-mining&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
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This fall, the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) passed a resolution supporting the passage of the Clean Water Protection Act ( H.R. 1310), stating that &#8220;the SSSP strongly encourages Congress to pass legislation to ensure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/799&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>West Virginia Blue:: Rahall to leave Natural Resources Committee</title>
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so Rahall&amp;#39;s move in Jan 2011 has no immediate impact on HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. Second, do you think a bill like that will get out of committee with John Mica R-FL or a Don Young R-AK having the gavel? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvablue.com/diary/6495/rahall-off-natural-resources-committee&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Now</title>
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Then, take a moment to write your representatives and ask them to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) at http://www.ilovemountains.org/write-your-rep/ and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=6067&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House bill is the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). The Senate bill is the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Right now, the CWPA has 172 cosponsors in the current congress. In case you think this is one of those thousand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/11/5/917289/-Lift-up-your-eyes...&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House bill is the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). The Senate bill is the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). Right now, the CWPA has 172 cosponsors in the current congress. In case you think this is one of those thousand page ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/kCl30CC9GWc/-Lift-up-your-eyes...&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and the Public Oppose Mountaintop Removal &#171; Appalachian ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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This fall, the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) passed a resolution supporting the passage of the Clean Water Protection Act ( H.R. 1310), stating that &#8220;the SSSP strongly encourages Congress to pass legislation to ensure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/10/27/congress-and-the-public-oppose-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>UUCS - SOCIAL JUSTICE: APPALACHIA RISING/ Supplement to Oct. 31st ...</title>
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I am writing to thank you for becoming a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. As you know, this bill is critical for protecting the nation&amp;#39;s waters from being polluted and buried by waste created during mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://uucs-socialconcerns.blogspot.com/2010/10/appalachia-rising-supplement-to-oct.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NC-4: BJ Lawson in his own words | BlueNC</title>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, would end the old practice in mountaintop mining of just taking all the heavy-metal-polluted rubble, calling it &amp;quot;fill material,&amp;quot; and dumping it into streams from which toxins leach into water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/nc-4-bj-lawson-his-own-words&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EPA closing on Spruce Mine veto - News - The Charleston Gazette ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 172 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO ) co-sponsors ...... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/News/201010150735&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EPA closing on Spruce Mine veto - News - The Charleston Gazette ...</title>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 172 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO ) co-sponsors ...... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201010150735&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>EPA closing on Spruce Mine veto - News - The Charleston Gazette ...</title>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 172 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO ) co-sponsors ...... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201010150735&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>West Virginia mother asks Michelle Obama to help with passage of ...</title>
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As well as being my friend, Magdalene is a local Huntington resident, a good mother, and a private Citizen-lobbyist, who works for the passage of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310, see also, Wikepedia) and the Appalachian ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.lotusopening.com/2010/10/west-virginia-mother-asks-michelle.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act) and other legislation seeking to block the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/10/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Manchin announces suit to block EPA mine permit reviews - News ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 172 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO ) co-sponsors .... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201010051078&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mountaintop removal column full of fallacies - CollegiateTimes.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Current legislation in both houses of Congress would keep toxic coal waste out of our public waterways. Please call your representatives and ask them to support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/15959/mountaintop-removal-column-full-of-fallacies&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open letter to BJ Lawson | BlueNC</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, would end the old practice in mountaintop mining of just taking all the heavy-metal-polluted rubble, calling it &amp;quot;fill material,&amp;quot; and dumping it into streams from which toxins leach into water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/open-letter-bj-lawson&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coal companies may form 527 group to target anti-coal incumbent ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-01:/commentary/9260613</id>
    <updated>2010-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Blog - Ahava Resources </name>
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Chandler also is a sponsor of H.R. 1310, a bill intended to ban valley fills and &#8220;therefore eliminate most coal mining in Appalachia.&#8221; Conway, he added, &#8220;has made statements that call into serious question whether he would be willing to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.ahavaresources.com/?p=69&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Review supports EPA science about damaging impacts of mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/09/30/review-supports-epa-science-about-damaging-impacts-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-29:/commentary/9279168</id>
    <updated>2010-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
    </author>
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There is H.R. 1310 and S. 696 in congress right now sitting in committee because Dems are to afraid to move for a vote and Rep are claiming its just another progressive administration&amp;#39;s attack on coal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/09/30/review-supports-epa-science-about-damaging-impacts-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Appalachia rises up at rally in D.C.! &#171; Appalachian Voices</title>
    <link href="http://appvoices.org/2010/09/28/appalachia-rises-up-at-rally-in-d-c/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-27:/commentary/9209796</id>
    <updated>2010-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... to vote on two companion bills, the Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the house, both will make amendments to protect the waters that are dirtied from this practice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/09/28/appalachia-rises-up-at-rally-in-d-c/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No apologies for targeting coal enemies &#171; Kentucky Coal Blog ...</title>
    <link href="http://fys100.posterous.com/no-apologies-for-targeting-coal-enemies-kentu" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-25:/commentary/9459924</id>
    <updated>2010-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FYS100.010 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Chandler also is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1310, a bill intended to ban valley fills and therefore eliminate most coal mining in Appalachia. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, has made statements that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fys100.posterous.com/no-apologies-for-targeting-coal-enemies-kentu&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Liz Butler: Appalachia Is Rising Up Against Mountaintop Removal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-butler/appalachia-is-rising-up-a_b_737872.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-23:/commentary/9182794</id>
    <updated>2010-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-butler/appalachia-is-rising-up-a_b_737872.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rahall: Protecting Appalachians Is Harming National Security ...</title>
    <link href="http://appvoices.org/2010/09/23/rahall-protecting-appalachians-is-a-threat-to-national-security/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9260612</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
While a good bill like the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) has 172 bipartisan cosponsors, HR 6113 has just 15, nearly all of them with some vested interest in the coal industry. The lead sponsor, Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/09/23/rahall-protecting-appalachians-is-a-threat-to-national-security/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CCAN Blog &#187; Rahall: Protecting Appalachians Is Harming National ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog/?p=3699" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-22:/commentary/9182793</id>
    <updated>2010-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CCAN Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
While a good bill like the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) has 172 bipartisan cosponsors, HR 6113 has just 15, nearly all of them with some vested interest in the coal industry. 2511159339 034e0e34a0 z Rahall: Protecting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chesapeakeclimate.org/blog/?p=3699&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Progressive Politics and a Sustainable Environment: National ...</title>
    <link href="http://progressive-one.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-resources-defense-council.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-20:/commentary/9168675</id>
    <updated>2010-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Politics and a Sustainable Environment </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... be dumped into nearby valleys and streams, but now the House of Representatives has the opportunity to restrict this dangerous process. Tell your representative to support and co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://progressive-one.blogspot.com/2010/09/national-resources-defense-council.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Art for Conservation - Nurtured by Fine Print: It&amp;#39;s All About the ...</title>
    <link href="http://artforconservation.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-all-about-water.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-19:/commentary/9168676</id>
    <updated>2010-09-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Art for Conservation - Nurtured by Fine Print </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On March 4th, 2009, HR 1310 The Clean water Protection Act was introduced to congress to restore The Clean Water Act to its original intent. As of August 11th, 2010 this bill is still in the first step in the legislative process. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://artforconservation.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-all-about-water.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>World 2 &#8211; Luke Popovich 0 &#171; Appalachian Voices</title>
    <link href="http://appvoices.org/2010/09/17/world-2-luke-popovich-0/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9145546</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tell them that you oppose mountaintop removal and want to see them pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310.) If they ask, let them know that you also care deeply about the candlestick makers. Tags: Appalachian Treasures, Coal, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/09/17/world-2-luke-popovich-0/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Green Sanctuary &#187; Blog Archive &#187; MTR Part II &#8211; June 12, 2010 ...</title>
    <link href="http://greensanctuary.blogs.uua.org/2010/09/17/mtr-part-ii-june-12-2010-witnesses-to-mtr%E2%80%99s-environmental-holocaust/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-16:/commentary/9139534</id>
    <updated>2010-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Sanctuary </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
At the same time, other environmental groups like Appalachian Voices are targeting congressmen and senators for lobbying to pass HR 1310, Clean Water Protection Act (CWPA), and S 696, Appalachian Restoration Act (ARA). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greensanctuary.blogs.uua.org/2010/09/17/mtr-part-ii-june-12-2010-witnesses-to-mtr%E2%80%99s-environmental-holocaust/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 1310: To amend part D of title XVIII ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1310" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-15:/commentary/9130939</id>
    <updated>2010-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>govtrack.us Monitored Events </name>
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4 Mar 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1310&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jeff Biggers: Big Coal Tea Party Extremists Circle Wagons in DC ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/big-coal-tea-party-extrem_b_717490.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-14:/commentary/9121373</id>
    <updated>2010-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/big-coal-tea-party-extrem_b_717490.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog: I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-love-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-13:/commentary/9121375</id>
    <updated>2010-09-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Your actions in the past have helped build unprecedented support in Congress for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) -- two bills that would sharply curtail mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-love-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Support the Appalachia Restoration Act</title>
    <link href="http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=5011" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-12:/commentary/9103268</id>
    <updated>2010-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PAChurchesAdvocacy.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Your actions in the past have helped build unprecedented support in Congress for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=5011&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Earth Day Network Blog &#187; The Hardships of Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://earthday.net/blog/2010/09/11/mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-10:/commentary/9130938</id>
    <updated>2010-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earth Day Network Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The best thing you can do is to pick up the phone and call your Congressman and Senators to ask that they cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)(House) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) (Senate). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://earthday.net/blog/2010/09/11/mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Photographer Awarded for Photos on Beauty of Coal Country</title>
    <link href="http://appvoices.org/2010/09/06/photographer-awarded-for-photos-on-beauty-of-coal-country/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-05:/commentary/9736765</id>
    <updated>2010-09-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It is also intended to gain support for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696).&#8221; Galie is looking to exhibit his photos in galleries in North Carolina, since the state is one of the top ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appvoices.org/2010/09/06/photographer-awarded-for-photos-on-beauty-of-coal-country/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Environmental groups hail selenium ruling as &amp;#39;game changer&amp;#39; - News ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201009010983" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-01:/commentary/9696192</id>
    <updated>2010-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 ( ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE ) co-sponsors , along with THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201009010983&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Judge orders Patriot to clean up selenium discharges - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201008311031" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9302691</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors , and THE APPALACHIA RESTORATION ACT - (S. 696) ...... reversing and eliminating the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201008311031&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Support Wind, Save a Mountain</title>
    <link href="http://knerq.blogspot.com/2010/08/support-wind-save-mountain.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-27:/commentary/9043462</id>
    <updated>2010-08-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Knerq </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
2) Contact your US Representative to support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and your US Senators to support the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696). 3) Donate to help save Coal River Mountain and get this message to more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knerq.blogspot.com/2010/08/support-wind-save-mountain.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>&amp;quot;Big Coal&amp;quot; Seminar: Take Action</title>
    <link href="http://coalriverskms.blogspot.com/2010/08/take-action.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-21:/commentary/8971508</id>
    <updated>2010-08-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&quot;Big Coal&quot; Seminar </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We will &amp;quot;take action&amp;quot; during our last week of the coal seminar by writing to our congressman and senators about bills that have been introduced to the house and senate. Click on the links below to learn more about HR 1310 and S 696. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coalriverskms.blogspot.com/2010/08/take-action.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bearing witness to mountaintop removal with the EPA &#171; It&amp;#39;s Getting ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/08/20/bearing-witness-to-mountaintop-removal-with-the-epa/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-19:/commentary/8961986</id>
    <updated>2010-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative andSenators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean WaterProtection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/08/20/bearing-witness-to-mountaintop-removal-with-the-epa/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patriot Coal&amp;#39;s selenium cleanup lags, court told - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201008090719" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-08:/commentary/9477130</id>
    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors ...... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH - CHENEY changing the wording ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201008090719&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Patriot Coal&amp;#39;s selenium cleanup lags, court told - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazettemail.com/News/201008090719" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-08:/commentary/9009782</id>
    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors ...... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH - CHENEY changing the wording ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazettemail.com/News/201008090719&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No apologies for targeting coal enemies</title>
    <link href="http://kycoalblog.org/2010/08/09/no-apologies-for-targeting-coal-enemies/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-08:/commentary/8932971</id>
    <updated>2010-08-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kentucky Coal Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Chandler also is a co-sponsor of HR 1310, a bill intended to ban valley fills and therefore eliminate most coal mining in Appalachia. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, a candidate for the US Senate, has made statements that call ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kycoalblog.org/2010/08/09/no-apologies-for-targeting-coal-enemies/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Short Thoughts, Big Ideas</title>
    <link href="http://descher.blogspot.com/2010/08/democracy-in-action-senator-richard.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-03:/commentary/8866180</id>
    <updated>2010-08-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Short Thoughts, Big Ideas </name>
    </author>
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Senator Richard Lugar and Representative Joe Donnelly responded to my letter urging them to support S. 696 and H.R. 1310, respectively. Both responses were written by an intern or staffer - one who had better things to do. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://descher.blogspot.com/2010/08/democracy-in-action-senator-richard.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA mandates mine permits examine stream functions - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201008020670" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-01:/commentary/9511075</id>
    <updated>2010-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT &#8211; ( H.R. 1310 ) , with its current 171 co-sponsors......reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH - CHENEY changing the wording of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201008020670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Alert: Tell Your Rep. to Sign Pallone &amp;#39;Dear Colleague&amp;#39; to Reduce ...</title>
    <link href="http://sierraactivist.org/2010/07/30/alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8885371</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SierraActivist </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It&amp;#39;s not necessary, but before calling you might want to see if your member of Congress is a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310, the bill to stop mountaintop removal mining. Co-sponsors are likely to want to help EPA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sierraactivist.org/2010/07/30/alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Alert: Tell Your Rep. to Sign Pallone &amp;#39;Dear Colleague&amp;#39; to Reduce ...</title>
    <link href="http://sierraactivist.org/2010/07/30/alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-29:/commentary/8866179</id>
    <updated>2010-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SierraActivist </name>
    </author>
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It&amp;#39;s not necessary, but before calling you might want to see if your member of Congress is a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, the bill to stop mountaintop removal mining. Co-sponsors are likely to want to help ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sierraactivist.org/2010/07/30/alert-tell-your-rep-to-sign-pallone-dear-colleague-to-reduce-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/779" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8812017</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
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Ask your Congressman to support two bipartisan bills aimed at sharply curtailing mountaintop removal: the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/779&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Massey, International Coal Group looking to funnel corporate money ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/07/28/massey-international-coal-group-looking-to-funnel-corporate-money-directly-into-coalfield-elections/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-27:/commentary/8792405</id>
    <updated>2010-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
    </author>
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Chandler also is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1310, a bill intended to ban valley fills and therefore eliminate most coal mining in Appalachia. Jack Conway has made statements that call into serious question whether he would be willing to stand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/07/28/massey-international-coal-group-looking-to-funnel-corporate-money-directly-into-coalfield-elections/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hechler: Manchin ignores those impacted by MTR - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201007270833" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/9279169</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
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The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT - H.R. 1310 ( with its current 171 co-sponsors ).... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH - CHENEY changing the wording of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201007270833&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hechler: Manchin ignores those impacted by MTR - News - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/201007270833" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-26:/commentary/9221302</id>
    <updated>2010-07-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The ABSOLUTE best thing that could happen is for CONGRESS to pass THE CLEAN WATER PROTECTION ACT - H.R. 1310 ( with its current 171 co-sponsors ).... reversing and eliminating the illegalities of BUSH - CHENEY changing the wording of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/201007270833&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>National Mining Association Suing the Obama EPA | Triple Pundit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/07/26/national-coal-mining-association-suing-the-obama-administration/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/9662568</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/07/26/national-coal-mining-association-suing-the-obama-administration/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>National Mining Association Suing the Obama EPA | Triple Pundit ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/07/national-coal-mining-association-suing-the-obama-administration/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-25:/commentary/8777877</id>
    <updated>2010-07-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/07/national-coal-mining-association-suing-the-obama-administration/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://adventurelume.com/2010/07/mountaintop-removal-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-14:/commentary/8752580</id>
    <updated>2010-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>adventureLUME </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There are many organizations working to close a loophole in the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) that allows for the burial of streams and lakes with untreated mining waste. They are also working to gain awareness for the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adventurelume.com/2010/07/mountaintop-removal-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaineers Say EPA Has Backtracked | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyyonder.com/mountaineers-say-epa-has-backtracked/2010/07/12/2835" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8812018</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! A weekly digest of the best of the Yonder! E-mail Address: *. About the Daily Yonder | Contact ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyyonder.com/mountaineers-say-epa-has-backtracked/2010/07/12/2835&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victory Regarding The Mountains | Worldwise Travel Resources</title>
    <link href="http://worldwisetravelresources.blogcashbiz.com/4621/victory-regarding-the-mountains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-12:/commentary/8693081</id>
    <updated>2010-07-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Worldwise Travel Resources </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and completely bar valley fills. If you really value your future, be eco friendly. We could accomplish this by utilizing eco friendly products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://worldwisetravelresources.blogcashbiz.com/4621/victory-regarding-the-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Take Action! Union of Concerned Scientists: Speak out on Coa ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/626620922/1745414" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-07:/commentary/8713856</id>
    <updated>2010-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Care2 News Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... and organizing a national educational campaign to end the destructive practice of mountain top removal coal mining by gaining support for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/626620922/1745414&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog: I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-love-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-06:/commentary/8655118</id>
    <updated>2010-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
As the perils of using dirty energy sources like coal and oil are becoming more apparent, we need to urge our Representatives/Senators to cosponsor and pass H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S. 696, the Appalachia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-love-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victory Regarding The Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://blog-niche.com/victory-regarding-the-mountains" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-05:/commentary/8671229</id>
    <updated>2010-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog Niche </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and completely bar valley fills. In case you really care about your future, be eco friendly. All of us could accomplish this by using eco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog-niche.com/victory-regarding-the-mountains&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://ilovemountains.org/news/767" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-30:/commentary/8726390</id>
    <updated>2010-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please take a moment to ask your Congressman to support two bipartisan bills aimed at sharply curtailing mountaintop removal: the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) in the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ilovemountains.org/news/767&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victory Regarding The Mountains | 10 Most</title>
    <link href="http://www.the10most.net/gardening/victory-regarding-the-mountains" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-27:/commentary/8619837</id>
    <updated>2010-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>10 Most </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and completely bar valley fills. If you definitely value your future, be eco friendly. All of us could do this by choosing eco friendly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the10most.net/gardening/victory-regarding-the-mountains&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Short Thoughts, Big Ideas</title>
    <link href="http://descher.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-sent-letters-this-morning-to-my.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-24:/commentary/8693082</id>
    <updated>2010-06-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Short Thoughts, Big Ideas </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I encouraged them to support S. 696 and H.R. 1310, which simply makes putting mining waste in water illegal and thus restores the Clean Water Act. Simple arguments against MTR: 1. It scarcely employs locals and therefore does little to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://descher.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-sent-letters-this-morning-to-my.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victory for the Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecofriendlymag.com/sustainable-transporation-and-alternative-fuel/victory-for-the-mountains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8564367</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Eco Friendly Mag </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and permanently ban valley fills. Crossposted from It&amp;#39;s Getting Hot In Here. Visit the original post at: Energy News.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecofriendlymag.com/sustainable-transporation-and-alternative-fuel/victory-for-the-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Mining Criteria Will Reduce Causes of Climate Change | Climate ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.justmeans.com/New-Mining-Criteria-Will-Reduce-Causes-of-Climate-Change/18951.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8534044</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Climate Change </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water.Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justmeans.com/New-Mining-Criteria-Will-Reduce-Causes-of-Climate-Change/18951.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ISS - Obama administration ends fast-tracking of mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/06/obama-administration-ends-fast-tracking-of-mountaintop-removal-mining-permits.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-17:/commentary/8523889</id>
    <updated>2010-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He also called on Congress to put a permanent stop to the destruction by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.B. 696). (Photo by Vivian Stockman of OVEC.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/06/obama-administration-ends-fast-tracking-of-mountaintop-removal-mining-permits.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>From the Inbox - A Victory! No more rubber-stamping of mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/06/from-inbox-victory-no-more-rubber.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8885372</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We are asking you to urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. Already more than 2000 miles of streams have been obliterated and thousands more exposed to toxic pollution due to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/06/from-inbox-victory-no-more-rubber.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Victory for the Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://www.watthead.org/2010/06/victory-for-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8575735</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WattHead - Energy News and Commentary </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Today is a good day for the mountains. Now, to stop valley fills and mountaintop removal altogether. Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and permanently ban valley fills. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watthead.org/2010/06/victory-for-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountop removal for mining on hiatus, thanks to Obama administration</title>
    <link href="http://aubreyshepherd.blogspot.com/2010/06/mountop-removal-for-mining-on-hiatus.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8564368</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>aubunique </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We are asking you to urge your member of Congress to cosponsor and pass HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. Already more than 2000 miles of streams have been obliterated and thousands more exposed to toxic pollution due to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aubreyshepherd.blogspot.com/2010/06/mountop-removal-for-mining-on-hiatus.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://ilovemountains.org/news/759" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8551026</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We also encourage Congress to take action by putting a permanent stop to valley fills associated with mountaintop removal by passing the Pallone-Reichert Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, and the Cardin-Alexander Appalachia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ilovemountains.org/news/759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/759" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-16:/commentary/8515659</id>
    <updated>2010-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We also encourage Congress to take action by putting a permanent stop to valley fills associated with mountaintop removal by passing the Pallone-Reichert Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, and the Cardin-Alexander Appalachia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal-Mountain Mama Julia Bonds Talks to the Tree-Huggers - Orange ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2010/06/whats_an_applachia_coal_mining.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/9521049</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Navel Gazing </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean WaterProtection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2010/06/whats_an_applachia_coal_mining.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal-Mountain Mama Julia Bonds Talks to the Tree-Huggers - Orange ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/politics/whats-an-applachia-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-13:/commentary/8529990</id>
    <updated>2010-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Navel Gazing </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean WaterProtection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/politics/whats-an-applachia-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Gloria Reuben: The Time is Now. We Can Wait No Longer</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gloria-reuben/the-time-is-now-we-can-wa_b_603316.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-07:/commentary/8474288</id>
    <updated>2010-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green on HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gloria-reuben/the-time-is-now-we-can-wa_b_603316.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Mining Threatens One of America&amp;#39;s Best White Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/86153/mountaintop-mining-threatens-one-of-americas-best-white-water-rivers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-01:/commentary/8413818</id>
    <updated>2010-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
    </author>
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The Charleston Gazette&amp;#39;s tireless Ken Ward Jr. notes today that, in southern West Virginia, mountaintop removal mining is threatening more than wildlife and drinking water; it&amp;#39;s also jeopardizing one of the most popular tourist ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/86153/mountaintop-mining-threatens-one-of-americas-best-white-water-rivers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Connecting the Dots After Upper Big Branch</title>
    <link href="http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2010/05/connecting-the-dots-after-upper-big-branch/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-27:/commentary/8387406</id>
    <updated>2010-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wise Energy for Virginia </name>
    </author>
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Please join us in supporting Congressman Rahall for his efforts to improve miner safety, and in asking Congress to support two bipartisan bills aimed at sharply curtailing mountaintop removal: the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wiseenergyforvirginia.org/2010/05/connecting-the-dots-after-upper-big-branch/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Exposed: The Banks Funding Dangerous Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/05/13/exposing-the-financers-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-12:/commentary/8297101</id>
    <updated>2010-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SpeakEasy </name>
    </author>
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Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/05/13/exposing-the-financers-of-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Bill Owens of New York becomes 171st sponsor of the bill to ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1874" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-11:/commentary/8288804</id>
    <updated>2010-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
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Bill Owens, a first term Democrat from New York&amp;#39;s 23rd District signed on as the 171st cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). The bill would effectively ban future mountaintop removal coal mining projects. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1874&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jeanine Molloff: The Great Coal Debate: How Lobbyists Pollute Our ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanine-molloff/the-great-coal-debate-how_b_561744.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-04:/commentary/8260454</id>
    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy on The Huffington Post </name>
    </author>
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Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanine-molloff/the-great-coal-debate-how_b_561744.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ISS - VOICES: They&amp;#39;re still blowing up our mountains</title>
    <link href="http://southernstudies.org/2010/04/voices-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8297102</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
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In 2002, Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey introduced just such a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). Pallone, together with Republican Christopher Shays, introduced this bipartisan bill in response to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://southernstudies.org/2010/04/voices-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Matt Wasson: They&amp;#39;re Still Blowing Up Our Mountains and There ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-wasson/theyre-still-blowing-up-o_b_555571.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8226321</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy on The Huffington Post </name>
    </author>
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In 2002, Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey introduced just such a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Pallone, together with Republican Cristopher Shays, introduced this bipartisan bill in response to the Bush ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-wasson/theyre-still-blowing-up-o_b_555571.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ISS - VOICES: They&amp;#39;re still blowing up our mountains</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/voices-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8199058</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2002, Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey introduced just such a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). Pallone, together with Republican Christopher Shays, introduced this bipartisan bill in response to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/voices-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Matt Wasson: They&amp;#39;re Still Blowing Up Our Mountains and There ...</title>
    <link href="http://lifedrop.net/matt-wasson-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains-and-there-still-oughta-be-a-law/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8414080</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ecomentality@LifeDrop </name>
    </author>
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In 2002, Representative Frank Pallone of New Jersey introduced just such a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Pallone, together with Republican Cristopher Shays, introduced this bipartisan bill in response to the Bush ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lifedrop.net/matt-wasson-theyre-still-blowing-up-our-mountains-and-there-still-oughta-be-a-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
    <link href="http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-22:/commentary/8165571</id>
    <updated>2010-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental Legislation </name>
    </author>
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Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act), also is discussed. Date of Report: April 12, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Green Party Watch &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Two fossil-fuel dangers ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/04/22/two-fossil-fuel-dangers-threaten-us-public-health-habitats-coal-offshore-drilling-say-greens/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-21:/commentary/8165572</id>
    <updated>2010-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Party Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenpartywatch.org/2010/04/22/two-fossil-fuel-dangers-threaten-us-public-health-habitats-coal-offshore-drilling-say-greens/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://ilovemountains.org/news/728" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8180388</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The best way to start a Monday is with good news, and this week we have that in triplicate. Last week, three new co-sponsors signed on to HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, a historic bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ilovemountains.org/news/728&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/728" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-18:/commentary/8135409</id>
    <updated>2010-04-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The best way to start a Monday is with good news, and this week we have that in triplicate. Last week, three new co-sponsors signed on to HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, a historic bill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/728&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico becomes 170th sponsor of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1471" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-15:/commentary/8113170</id>
    <updated>2010-04-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Martin Heinrich, representing Albuquerque, New Mexico, has become the 170th sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. The bill would effectively ban future mountaintop removal coal mining projects. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1471&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop removal ban reaches 169 co-sponsors with Reps. John ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1458" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/8105461</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This number includes chief sponsor of H.R. 1310, Rep. Frank Pallone (NJ). Adler represents a swing district in central New Jersey, running from Cherry Hill to the Atlantic Ocean. Lynch represents South Boston and surrounding suburbs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=1458&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Two New Co-Sponsors for the Clean Water Protection Act!</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/two-new-co-sponsors-for-the-clean-water-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-13:/commentary/8135410</id>
    <updated>2010-04-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Update: Three New Co-Sponsors brings us to 170! Rep. Martin Heinrich 1st term Democrat from New Mexico 1st District signed on as the 170th (including Rep. Pallone) cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Mr. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/two-new-co-sponsors-for-the-clean-water-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Issues: Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://justoneperson.com/2010/04/13/issues-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-12:/commentary/8105462</id>
    <updated>2010-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just One Person </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Ask your Congressional representative to support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which will protect headwater streams from being filled with waste from mountaintop removal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justoneperson.com/2010/04/13/issues-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Contact your Representative today and ask them to become a ...</title>
    <link href="http://lowcarbonfootprint.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-08:/commentary/8078789</id>
    <updated>2010-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Low carbon footprint </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Contact your Representative today and ask them to become a cosponsor of HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. learn more about the Clean Water Protection Act visit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lowcarbonfootprint.blogspot.com/2010/04/blog-post.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ISS - EPA guidelines on mountaintop removal offer hope for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8135411</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal -- urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ybkyblog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The change in Appalachia is now inevitable</title>
    <link href="http://ybkyblog.com/?p=3" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8091421</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ybkyblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Meanwhile Voices Appalachian &#8211; a group of environmental awareness in North Carolina, the state based on the largest consumer of coal mining days &#8211; bring the Congress government, the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and Appalachian ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ybkyblog.com/?p=3&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>From the Inbox: EPA sets new policies on Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-inbox-epa-sets-new-policies-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8073932</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-inbox-epa-sets-new-policies-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Go Green Toolshed &#187; Blog Archive &#187; EPA guidelines on mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gogreentoolshed.com/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8048579</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Go Green Toolshed </name>
    </author>
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... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal &#8212; urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gogreentoolshed.com/epa-guidelines-on-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-for-appalachias-environment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA guidelines on mountaintop removal offer hope for Appalachia&amp;#39;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluenc.com/epa-guidelines-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-appalachias-environment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8043148</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BlueNC - Where North Carolina comes to think </name>
    </author>
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... the biggest consumer of mountaintop removal coal -- urged Congress to follow the administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), which is co-sponsored by Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/epa-guidelines-mountaintop-removal-offer-hope-appalachias-environment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountain lovers, don&amp;#39;t get excited yet about EPA ruling on MTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Lighterfootstep+(Lighter+Footstep)" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8450823</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All MNN Content </name>
    </author>
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Two very important bills are gaining bipartisan steam -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) which has 167 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate -- and they will add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr?utm_source=feedburner&amp;amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Lighterfootstep+(Lighter+Footstep)&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountain lovers, don&amp;#39;t get excited yet about EPA ruling on MTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8445402</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All MNN Content </name>
    </author>
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Two very important bills are gaining bipartisan steam &#8212; the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) which has 167 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate &#8212; and they will add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hope for Appalachia; end of an era of mountaintop removal &#171; Buck BIG</title>
    <link href="http://www.buckisgreen.com/2010/04/05/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-04:/commentary/8032952</id>
    <updated>2010-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Buck BIG </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
But while many were elated to see the EPA on their side, activists say that Congress must solidify safeguards by passing the pending Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buckisgreen.com/2010/04/05/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal and the EPA, is Congress next? | Energy ...</title>
    <link href="http://webberenergyblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/mountaintop-removal-and-the-epa-is-congress-next/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-03:/commentary/10654957</id>
    <updated>2010-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>douuugdougdoug</name>
    </author>
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5. Text of S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-696. 6. http://www.water-research.net/glossary.htm. 7. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://webberenergyblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/mountaintop-removal-and-the-epa-is-congress-next/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://fowlnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-03:/commentary/8043149</id>
    <updated>2010-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Friends of Wetlands - Blog </name>
    </author>
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Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fowlnews.blogspot.com/2010/04/mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mountain lovers, don&amp;#39;t get excited yet about EPA ruling on MTR ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8032953</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All MNN Content </name>
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Two very important bills are gaining bipartisan steam &#8212; the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) which has 167 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate &#8212; and they will add ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/blogs/mountain-lovers-dont-get-excited-yet-about-epa-ruling-on-mtr&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPA Moves to Effectively Stop Mountaintop Removal &#171; FUTURISM NOW</title>
    <link href="http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/?p=4726" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-02:/commentary/8024194</id>
    <updated>2010-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FUTURISM NOW </name>
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Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/?p=4726&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hope for Appalachia; end of an era of mountaintop removal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenrightnow.com/dfw/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8693083</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>greenrightnow.com </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenrightnow.com/dfw/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/711" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8091420</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to cosponsor these bills. Our goal is to pass this legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/711&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>anfractuousity -</title>
    <link href="http://anfractuousity.livejournal.com/172372.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8024196</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>anfractuousity </name>
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I just wrote my Senators/Representative urging them to cosponsor the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). Click here: http://www.ilovemountains.org/action/write-your-rep/ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anfractuousity.livejournal.com/172372.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Coal Mining Regulations: What Do They Mean To Me? | Conducive ...</title>
    <link href="http://cchronicle.com/2010/04/new-coal-mining-regulations-what-do-they-mean-to-me/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8024195</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conducive Chronicle </name>
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Contact your Congressional representative about the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). http://www.ilovemountains.org/write-your-rep/. Contact your Senator about the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) TODAY and urge them to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cchronicle.com/2010/04/new-coal-mining-regulations-what-do-they-mean-to-me/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hope for Appalachia; end of an era of mountaintop removal &#171;</title>
    <link href="http://serkadis.com/index/505788" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8017958</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Serkadis </name>
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But while many were elated to see the EPA on their side, activists say that Congress must solidify safeguards by passing the pending Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://serkadis.com/index/505788&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ABC7.com Green Content - Hope for Appalachia; end of an era of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.greenrightnow.com/kabc/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-01:/commentary/8017956</id>
    <updated>2010-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>greenrightnow.com </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenrightnow.com/kabc/2010/04/02/hope-for-appalachia-end-of-an-era-of-mountain-top-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal?</title>
    <link href="http://www.alternativeenergynewswire.com/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-mountaintop-removal" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8575736</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Alternative Energy Newswire </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.alternativeenergynewswire.com/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-mountaintop-removal&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Breaking News from EPA: The Beginning of the End of Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/04/01/breaking-news-from-epa-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8399174</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SpeakEasy </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/04/01/breaking-news-from-epa-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>That&amp;#39;s one small step for man&#8230;</title>
    <link href="http://endmtr.com/2010/04/01/thats-one-small-step-for-man/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8192044</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining </name>
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Support the Clean Water Protection Act HR 1310 and/or the Appalachia Restoration Act S 696. Jupiter Coal MTR Kayford Mountain MTR Mountaintop Removal, Dragline Kayford Mountain MTR Edwight MTR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://endmtr.com/2010/04/01/thats-one-small-step-for-man/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Beginning of the End for Mountaintop Removal?</title>
    <link href="http://www.watthead.org/2010/04/appalachian-voices-celebrates-historic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8024193</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WattHead - Energy News and Commentary </name>
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The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) currently has 167 bipartisan cosponsors in the House of Representatives, and the Appalachia Restoration act (S. 696) has 10 bipartisan cosponsors in the Senate. Change in Appalachia is now ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watthead.org/2010/04/appalachian-voices-celebrates-historic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WNC Clean Water Media Digest &#8211; April, 2010 &#171; Clean Water for NC Blog</title>
    <link href="http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-april-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8017960</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clean Water for NC Blog </name>
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WNC Alliance temporary fiscal agent. Read the story here: http://xrl.us/bgytcx 2 weeks ago; It&amp;#39;s End Mountaintop Removal Week! Valley fill kills streams. Call your U.S. Rep. today &amp;amp; ask to support H.R. 1310: 202-224-3121. 3 weeks ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-april-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/710" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-31:/commentary/8017957</id>
    <updated>2010-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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&#8220;We expect Congress to follow the Administration&amp;#39;s lead by passing popular bipartisan legislation such as the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which would permanently protect the headwater streams of Appalachia,&#8221; said J.W. Randolph ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/710&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Observer &#187; Blog Archive &#187; EPA Moves To Block Mining Permit</title>
    <link href="http://www.wvobserver.com/2010/03/epa-moves-to-block-mining-permit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/8032954</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Observer </name>
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Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvobserver.com/2010/03/epa-moves-to-block-mining-permit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ecolog.com - EcoLog Environment News and Environment Legislation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecolog.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000365741&amp;amp;ref=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-28:/commentary/8017959</id>
    <updated>2010-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Headlines from EcoLog </name>
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People can voice their opinions on this issue by sending a message to their representatives urging them to support and cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) to help end mountaintop removal mining and protect the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecolog.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000365741&amp;amp;ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WNC Clean Water Media Digest &#8211; March 26, 2010 &#171; Clean Water for NC ...</title>
    <link href="http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-26-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7954815</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clean Water for NC Blog </name>
    </author>
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Call your U.S. Rep. today &amp;amp; ask to support H.R. 1310: 202-224-3121. 2 weeks ago; Haywood Co. asks Shuler to support mill&amp;#39;s discharge permit. Tell him the mill can clean up the Pigeon without losing jobs: (828) 252-1651! 3 weeks ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-26-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Waste Business Journal - Industry News</title>
    <link href="http://www.wastebusinessjournal.com/news/wbj20100323A.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7938493</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Waste Business Journal News </name>
    </author>
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What to do: Send a message urging your representative to support and cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) to help end mountaintop removal mining and protect the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wastebusinessjournal.com/news/wbj20100323A.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wonk Room &#187; Activists Sing Out Against Coal Mining&amp;#39;s Destruction ...</title>
    <link href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/03/23/rev-billy-chase-coal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-22:/commentary/7938491</id>
    <updated>2010-03-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wonk Room </name>
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Back in Appalachia, the activists of Coal River Mountain Watch, United Mountain Defense, and Appalachian Voices keep fighting to save their heritage and convince Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/03/23/rev-billy-chase-coal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis becomes 167th co-sponsor of ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=852" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-18:/commentary/7954814</id>
    <updated>2010-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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Bob Inglis, a 6th term Republican from South Carolina&amp;#39;s 4th District, has signed on to be the 167th co-sponsor, including chief sponsor Frank Pallone (D-NJ) of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). The bill would effectively ban the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=852&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Week in Washington: A ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/week-in-washington-a-participant%E2%80%99s-perspective/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/9662569</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Dozens of conversations with legislators and federal agencies showed that the two most critical pieces of legislation, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R.1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696), are moving. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/week-in-washington-a-participant%E2%80%99s-perspective/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WNC Clean Water Media Digest &#8211; March 18, 2010 &#171; Clean Water for NC ...</title>
    <link href="http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-18-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-17:/commentary/7882767</id>
    <updated>2010-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clean Water for NC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call your U.S. Rep. today &amp;amp; ask to support H.R. 1310: 202-224-3121. 1 week ago; Haywood Co. asks Shuler to support mill&amp;#39;s discharge permit. Tell him the mill can clean up the Pigeon without losing jobs: (828) 252-1651! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-18-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Understory &#187; What a Week in Washington</title>
    <link href="http://understory.ran.org/2010/03/17/what-a-week-in-washington/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7882766</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Understory : Understory.RAN.org </name>
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We were all there to tell Congress to end mountaintop removal and pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). Citizens directly impacted by mountaintop removal were joined by concerned ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://understory.ran.org/2010/03/17/what-a-week-in-washington/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/694" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-16:/commentary/7871545</id>
    <updated>2010-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
More than 200 participants from 27 states came to tell Congress to end mountaintop removal and pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). Citizens directly impacted by mountaintop removal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/694&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) is the 166th co-sponsor for ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=765" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-15:/commentary/7963406</id>
    <updated>2010-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
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Bill Foster, a second term northern Illinois Democrat has signed on as the 166th co-sponsor, including chief sponsor Frank Pallone (D-NJ) of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). The bill would effectively ban the practice of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=765&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>165th co-sponsor for mountaintop removal coal mining ban ...</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=717" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7938492</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#8212; On Friday, Congressman Mike Quigley, first-term Chicago Democrat signed on as a sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), an effective ban on mountaintop removal coal mining. Quigley holds the congressional ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=717&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Earth Girl Knits: So Much To Say, So Little Time!</title>
    <link href="http://earthgirlknits.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-much-to-say-so-little-time.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-12:/commentary/7846324</id>
    <updated>2010-03-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earth Girl Knits </name>
    </author>
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Monday we met with our representatives, educated them about MTR, and asked them to support the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. Matt Wasson from ilovemountains.org was there!! Tuesday we handed out packets of information about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://earthgirlknits.blogspot.com/2010/03/so-much-to-say-so-little-time.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TAKE ACTION! Call Congress Today &#171; STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://endmtr.com/2010/03/12/take-action-call-congress-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-11:/commentary/7840136</id>
    <updated>2010-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>STOP Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
TAKE ACTION! Call Congress Today. Posted by Denny Tyler on March 12th, 2010. Call Congress Today 202-224-3121. Please call your Representative today and ask them to become a cosponsor of H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://endmtr.com/2010/03/12/take-action-call-congress-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Why America Is Starting to Burn: Political Gridlock and Violent ...</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/8128893/163emv/alternet_blogs_all~Why-America-Is-Starting-to-Burn-Political-Gridlock-and-Violent-Insurrection" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7963405</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlterNet Blogs: SoapBox </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The letter was about a bill called the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which would severely limit the egregious practice of mountaintop removal in Appalachia and help ensure better access to clean drinking water. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/8128893/163emv/alternet_blogs_all~Why-America-Is-Starting-to-Burn-Political-Gridlock-and-Violent-Insurrection&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WNC Clean Water Media Digest &#8211; March 11, 2010 &#171; Clean Water for NC ...</title>
    <link href="http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-11-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7833400</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clean Water for NC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call your U.S. Rep. today &amp;amp; ask to support H.R. 1310: 202-224-3121. 1 day ago; Haywood Co. asks Shuler to support mill&amp;#39;s discharge permit. Tell him the mill can clean up the Pigeon without losing jobs: (828) 252-1651! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cwfnc.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/wnc-clean-water-media-digest-%E2%80%93-march-11-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The fight to stop mountain top removal mining: Coalfield residents ...</title>
    <link href="http://civicallyengaged-gallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/coalfield-residents-lobby-on-capitol.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7833399</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The fight to stop mountain top removal mining </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In this particular case, HR 1310 is stuck in committee, because my congressman, Nick Joe Rahall, of the 3rd District of WV, is using his seniority and his associations with other members of Congress to keep the legislation blocked. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://civicallyengaged-gallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/coalfield-residents-lobby-on-capitol.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Why America Is Starting to Burn: Political Gridlock and Violent ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.alternet.org/theghost/2010/03/11/why-america-is-starting-to-burn-political-gridlock-and-violent-insurrection/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7823590</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Civil War Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If HR 1310 is brought to a vote in the less gridlocked House of Representatives it will probably pass, and my representative will probably vote for it. But what chance does it have of escaping Republican filibuster in the Senate? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.alternet.org/theghost/2010/03/11/why-america-is-starting-to-burn-political-gridlock-and-violent-insurrection/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Coal Mining Could Decimate Fish Populations | Tobin ...</title>
    <link href="http://united-states-water-removal.waterdamagerepair.de/36677/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7871546</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>United States water removal </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://united-states-water-removal.waterdamagerepair.de/36677/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Citizens gather in Washington to end &amp;#39;mountain bombing&amp;#39; of Appalachia</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/03/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7840135</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Facing South </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The activists taking part in Alliance for Appalachia&amp;#39;s fifth annual End Mountaintop Removal Week are pressing for passage of two bills -- the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696) -- that would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/03/citizens-gather-in-washington-to-end-mountain-bombing-of-appalachia.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Colonic: Tell Your Legislators To Support The Clean Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://thecolonic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tell-your-legislators-to-support-clean.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-09:/commentary/7823595</id>
    <updated>2010-03-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Colonic </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate&#8212;will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining. These bills will protect the quality of life for Appalachian ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecolonic.blogspot.com/2010/03/tell-your-legislators-to-support-clean.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tell Congress to help end mountaintop removal mining and protect ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cutglobalwarming.co.uk/?p=11074" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/8043150</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cut Global Warming </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... may be dumped into nearby valleys and streams, but now the House of Representatives has the opportunity to restrict this dangerous process. Tell your representative to support and co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cutglobalwarming.co.uk/?p=11074&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7974339</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We traveled to Washington to lobby for H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S.696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday, March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help educate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7901872</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We traveled to Washington to lobby for H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act and S.696, the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday, March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help education ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1/view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Contact Your Representative Today to End Mountaintop Removal Mining</title>
    <link href="http://presbyterian.typepad.com/ecojourney/2010/03/contact-your-representative-today-to-end-mountaintop-removal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7833398</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Eco-Journey </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your representative to ask them to ask them to co-sponsor HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. Read this message from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program for background on the issue: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://presbyterian.typepad.com/ecojourney/2010/03/contact-your-representative-today-to-end-mountaintop-removal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog: I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-love-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823594</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald's Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will be meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, which would help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. Thanks to the hard work of citizens like you, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-love-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Wonk Room &#187; The WonkLine: March 9, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/03/09/wonk-030910/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823592</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wonk Room </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Today is the National Call-In Day to stop mountaintop removal mining, as thousands are calling their representatives and asking them to become a cosponsor of H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/03/09/wonk-030910/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Help Stop Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining &#171; TexasVox: The Voice of ...</title>
    <link href="http://texasvox.org/2010/03/09/help-stop-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7823591</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TexasVox: The Voice of Public Citizen in Texas </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will be meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, which would help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. This issue is extremely urgent and the coal industry is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://texasvox.org/2010/03/09/help-stop-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington Report #1 &#8212; Kentuckians ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804926</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We traveled to D.C. to lobby for the H.R. 1310 The Clean Water Protection Act and S.696 the Appalachia Restoration Act. Starting today through Thursday March 11 we will be meeting with Representatives and Senators to help education them ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2010/03/09/end-mountaintop-removal-week-in-washington-report-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Inspired Faith, Effective Action &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Call an End to ...</title>
    <link href="http://socialjustice.blogs.uua.org/2010/03/09/call-an-end-to-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804925</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inspired Faith, Effective Action </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call your Representative today to ask her/him to support H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, which would help to end mountaintop removal coal mining! In 2002, President Bush expanded the legal definition in the Clean Water Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socialjustice.blogs.uua.org/2010/03/09/call-an-end-to-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>National Call-In Day to Stop Mountaintop Removal &#171; It&amp;#39;s Getting ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/09/national-call-in-day-to-stop-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804924</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I&amp;#39;m here at the 5th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington, joining residents from the coalfields of Appalachia in meetings with our Congressmen, gathering support for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/03/09/national-call-in-day-to-stop-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress - Story Analysis by BuzzBox</title>
    <link href="http://www.buzzbox.com/top/default/2010-03-09/March_9:Tuesday/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804923</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BuzzBox top / default </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Climate Change Today is the National Call-In Day to stop mountaintop removal mining , as thousands are calling calling their representatives and asking them to become a cosponsor of H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buzzbox.com/top/default/2010-03-09/March_9:Tuesday/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Druid Morrigan Conway-Mucha: SAVE THE BEARS of CA and NO MOUNTOP ...</title>
    <link href="http://druidmorrigan.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-bears-of-ca-and-no-mountop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-08:/commentary/7804922</id>
    <updated>2010-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Druid Morrigan Conway-Mucha </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please call your representatives tomorrow, March 9 and ask them to become cosponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. If they&amp;#39;re already a sponsor, ask that they actively work to promote this bill and to ban mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://druidmorrigan.blogspot.com/2010/03/save-bears-of-ca-and-no-mountop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Denial | SamSederShow.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.samsedershow.com/node/5702" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-07:/commentary/7862105</id>
    <updated>2010-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SamSederShow.com - unbought, unbossed </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please call your representatives tomorrow, March 9 and ask them to become cosponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310. If they&amp;#39;re already a sponsor, ask that they actively work to promote this bill and to ban mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.samsedershow.com/node/5702&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Not One More Mountain!</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/03/07/not-one-more-mountain" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-06:/commentary/7790607</id>
    <updated>2010-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Voices </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
iLoveMountains.org for more information on the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) and the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington. -###-. Sandra Diaz, Full Press Packet Available Here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2010/03/07/not-one-more-mountain&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>2010 End MTR Press Release</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/2010-end-mtr-press-release/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-04:/commentary/7790608</id>
    <updated>2010-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... Mountaintop Removal and the Legislation Information Regarding the Clean Water Protection Act Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) List of Co-Sponsors as of 3.4.2010 Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) Dear Colleague Letter Clean [. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/2010-end-mtr-press-release/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Understory &#187; Philadelphia activists rally &amp;amp; risk arrest to ...</title>
    <link href="http://understory.ran.org/2010/03/01/philadelphia-activists-rally-risk-arrest-to-tell-the-epa-no-more-mtr/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7777492</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Understory : Understory.RAN.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://understory.ran.org/2010/03/01/philadelphia-activists-rally-risk-arrest-to-tell-the-epa-no-more-mtr/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Another voice, another record, to stop mountaintop removal coal mining</title>
    <link href="http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=464" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/9036736</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Michael Michaud (D) of Maine&amp;#39;s 2nd District became the 164th co-sponsor to sign onto the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), an effective ban on mountaintop removal coal mining. Rep. Michaud is a member of the Transportation and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohiocitizen.org/?p=464&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Coal Mining Could Decimate Fish Populations | Tobin ...</title>
    <link href="http://74.217.48.72/ideas/18848" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/8399173</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Think </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://74.217.48.72/ideas/18848&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Coal Mining Could Decimate Fish Populations | Tobin ...</title>
    <link href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/18848" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7804927</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Think </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bigthink.com/ideas/18848&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Another voice, another record, to stop mountaintop removal coal mining</title>
    <link href="http://207.170.131.158/?p=464" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/7728653</id>
    <updated>2010-02-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio Citizen Action </name>
    </author>
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Michael Michaud (D) of Maine&amp;#39;s 2nd District became the 164th co-sponsor to sign onto the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), an effective ban on mountaintop removal coal mining. Rep. Michaud is a member of the Transportation and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://207.170.131.158/?p=464&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Baltimore City Paper: The News Hole: Catherine Pancake On the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19822" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7678557</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Baltimore City Paper </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citypaper.com/digest.asp?id=19822&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Internet to Chase: Stop Destroying the Mountains &#171; It&amp;#39;s Getting ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/18/internet-to-chase-stop-destroying-the-mountains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-17:/commentary/7606728</id>
    <updated>2010-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/18/internet-to-chase-stop-destroying-the-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Environmental Legislation: Mountaintop Mining: Background on ...</title>
    <link href="http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-14:/commentary/7592201</id>
    <updated>2010-02-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental Legislation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Congressional attention to these issues, including legislation that seeks to restrict the practice (H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, and S. 696, the Appalachia Restoration Act), also is discussed. Date of Report: February 4, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/2010/02/mountaintop-mining-background-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>They Skin the Land</title>
    <link href="http://www.stumblers.net/2010/02/they-skin-the-land/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-12:/commentary/7606729</id>
    <updated>2010-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stumblers.Net </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) &amp;amp; the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). Capitol Switchboard: 202.224.3121. The scientific evidence of the severe environmental and human impacts from mountaintop removal mining is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stumblers.net/2010/02/they-skin-the-land/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bills Aim To Undo Bush Coal Mining Ruling</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1568-Bills-Aim-To-Undo-Bush-Coal-Mining-Ruling" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-10:/commentary/7592200</id>
    <updated>2010-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]&amp;#39;s Clean Water Protection Act (HR1310) both would undo President Bush&amp;#39;s rule change by redefining &#8220;fill material&#8221; to once again exclude mining waste and trash. Cardin explained his intent in a press release: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1568-Bills-Aim-To-Undo-Bush-Coal-Mining-Ruling&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Story of Coal&amp;#39;s Dirty, Deadly Legacy &#171; The Washington Independent</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonindependent.com/76219/now-on-stage-the-story-of-coal%E2%80%99s-dirty-deadly-legacy" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7554178</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Washington Independent </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most of us take it for granted that when we flip the switch, the lights will go on. Sure, we write the electric company a monthly check, but otherwise lend no thought to the source of the power &#8212; like urban kids clueless that chicken ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/76219/now-on-stage-the-story-of-coal%E2%80%99s-dirty-deadly-legacy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The story of coal&amp;#39;s dirty, deadly legacy &#171; Michigan Messenger</title>
    <link href="http://michiganmessenger.com/34598/the-story-of-coals-dirty-deadly-legacy" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7554176</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Michigan Messenger </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most of us take it for granted that when we flip the switch, the lights will go on. Sure, we write the electric company a monthly check, but otherwise lend no thought to the source of the power &#8212; like urban kids clueless that chicken ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://michiganmessenger.com/34598/the-story-of-coals-dirty-deadly-legacy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Activist Biggers fights uphill battle against dirty coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://minnesotaindependent.com/55168/the-story-of-coals-dirty-deadly-legacy" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-09:/commentary/7554175</id>
    <updated>2010-02-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Most of us take it for granted that when we flip the switch, the lights will go on. Sure, we write the electric company a monthly check, but otherwise lend no thought to the source of the power &#8212; like urban kids clueless that chicken ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://minnesotaindependent.com/55168/the-story-of-coals-dirty-deadly-legacy&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal mining practices that destroy, not just the land, but entire ...</title>
    <link href="http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/coal_mining_practices_that_destroy_not_just_the_land_but_entire_communities/41052/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/8726392</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News for TriCities </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators. Urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/coal_mining_practices_that_destroy_not_just_the_land_but_entire_communities/41052/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>King Coal&amp;#39;s Top Lobbyist to Meet Obama &#171; It&amp;#39;s Getting Hot In Here</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/03/king-coals-top-lobbyist-to-meet-obama/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-02:/commentary/7539621</id>
    <updated>2010-02-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/02/03/king-coals-top-lobbyist-to-meet-obama/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Email from the good folks at I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://sustainabilityplu.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/email-from-the-good-folks-at-i-love-mountains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7502229</id>
    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sustainabilityplu&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sustainabilityplu.wordpress.com/2010/02/01/email-from-the-good-folks-at-i-love-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>News from the Mountaintop Removal Road Show &#171; The Levisa Lazer</title>
    <link href="http://www.thelevisalazer.com/?p=27462" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-30:/commentary/7456362</id>
    <updated>2010-01-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Levisa Lazer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelevisalazer.com/?p=27462&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Letter to Representative McDermott</title>
    <link href="http://gardeningintherain.blogspot.com/2010/01/letter-to-representative-mcdermott.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7445995</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gardening in the Rain </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I&amp;#39;m writing today to thank you for co-sponsoring HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. As you know, if passed, it will restore protections recently gutted by the Bush administration and the Supreme Court. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gardeningintherain.blogspot.com/2010/01/letter-to-representative-mcdermott.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tree Sits, Air Horns and Helicopters: The Fight to Save Coal River ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/28/tree-sits-air-horns-and-helicopters-the-fight-to-save-a-coal-river-mountain/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-27:/commentary/7445994</id>
    <updated>2010-01-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/28/tree-sits-air-horns-and-helicopters-the-fight-to-save-a-coal-river-mountain/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kennedy, Blankenship Mountaintop Removal Debate: A Fight To Win ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/kennedy-blankenship-mount_n_431153.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-20:/commentary/7467091</id>
    <updated>2010-01-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Call your representative in Congress and ask them to sponsor HR 1310, the Clean Water Restoration Act, which would end the practice of mountaintop removal by prohibiting Blankenship and Massey Energy from dumping the mountaintops into ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/kennedy-blankenship-mount_n_431153.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountain top removal mining controversy | PRI.ORG</title>
    <link href="http://www.pri.org/science/environment/mountain-top-removal-mining-controversy1840.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7330075</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PRI : </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pri.org/science/environment/mountain-top-removal-mining-controversy1840.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kennedy and Blankenship to Debate Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/19/kennedy-and-blankenship-to-debate-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7319942</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2010/01/19/kennedy-and-blankenship-to-debate-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-love-mountains_16.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-15:/commentary/7374005</id>
    <updated>2010-01-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) -- bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-love-mountains_16.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Untitled</title>
    <link href="http://gellenburg.posterous.com/9950332" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7296625</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>(P)&#179; </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Thank you for contacting me regarding HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. As your Congressman, I appreciate hearing your thoughts and welcome every opportunity to be of service. As you may be aware, Representative Frank Pallone ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gellenburg.posterous.com/9950332&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Join Us for Week in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/join-us-for-week-in-washington-2010/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7352632</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/join-us-for-week-in-washington-2010/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/652" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-12:/commentary/7243383</id>
    <updated>2010-01-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In 2010, we have a real opportunity to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) &#8212; bills that would significantly advance our goal of ending mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/652&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountain Top Removal | BLOG OF iECYCLE</title>
    <link href="http://www.iecycle.org/blog/index.php/2010/01/say-no-to-mountain-top-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7243384</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BLOG OF iECYCLE </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Please contact your Representative and Senators, urge them to cosponsor &amp;amp; support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iecycle.org/blog/index.php/2010/01/say-no-to-mountain-top-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Learning to Levitate: New Study on Mountain Top Removal to be ...</title>
    <link href="http://levirose.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-study-on-mountain-top-removal-to-be.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-07:/commentary/7341583</id>
    <updated>2010-01-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Learning to Levitate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Urge your Congressperson, and Senators to support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). They are blowing up our mountains, and there oughta&amp;#39; be a law! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://levirose.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-study-on-mountain-top-removal-to-be.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/647" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7664593</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The people need to move on and find new jobs. charlie bush Says: February 5th, 2010 at 6:45 pm. I just looked at the cosponsers of HR 1310, the bill to stop the streams being filled in. None of them were from WV. What a disgrace. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/647&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama Democrats</title>
    <link href="http://www.newzsource.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/8720821</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Newz Source </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Consider what happened when I begged him to cosponsor HR 1310, the clean Water Restoration Act. since the December 2008 collapse of a retaining pond dumped millions of cubic yards of fly ash into the Tennessee River, which runs right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newzsource.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama ...</title>
    <link href="http://idisappoint.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7352631</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iDisappoint </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Consider what happened when I begged him to cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Restoration Act. Since the December 2008 collapse of a retaining pond dumped millions of cubic yards of fly ash into the Tennessee River, which runs right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://idisappoint.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama Democrats</title>
    <link href="http://mynewsflash.net/590/parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7041218</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News and Events </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Consider what happened when I begged him to cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Restoration Act. Since the December 2008 collapse of a retaining pond dumped millions of cubic yards of fly ash into the Tennessee River, which runs right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mynewsflash.net/590/parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama ...</title>
    <link href="http://blognews24.libero.it/2009/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7034660</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blognews24.it </name>
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Consider what happened when I begged him to cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Restoration Act. Since the December 2008 collapse of a retaining pond dumped millions of cubic yards of fly ash into the Tennessee River, which runs right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blognews24.libero.it/2009/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama Democrats</title>
    <link href="http://www.actionnews22.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7034658</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Action News 22 </name>
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Consider what happened when I begged him to cosponsor H.R. 1310, the clean Water Restoration Act. Since the December 2008 collapse of a retaining pond dumped millions of cubic yards of fly ash into the Tennessee River, which runs right ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actionnews22.com/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith&amp;#39;s Christmas Present To Alabama ...</title>
    <link href="http://ehealthy.info/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/health/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7112990</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Internet Health Info </name>
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Instead, I got a form letter acknowledging that HR 1310 existed. It was a bill. Beyond that, nothing.Griffith was a Democrat the same way George Wallace was a Democrat -- that is, only Democrats could get elected in Alabama back then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehealthy.info/matt-osborne-parker-griffiths-christmas-present-to-alabama-democrats/health/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today&amp;#39;s Missing News: Ecosystem Agenda mountains, living species ...</title>
    <link href="http://todaysmissingnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/ecosystem-agenda-mountains-living.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6928450</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Today's Missing News </name>
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... educational campaign to end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining by gaining support for the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696)&#8221; http://www.appvoices.org/index.php? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://todaysmissingnews.blogspot.com/2009/12/ecosystem-agenda-mountains-living.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/north-american-news-current-events/4653-leveling-appalachia-legacy-mountaintop-removal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-05:/commentary/7081069</id>
    <updated>2009-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wildlife Gardeners - North American Wildlife... </name>
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Mountaintop mining is NOT sustainable but look at our administration in action, Mineweb - ENERGY - Feds are now the real enemy in Appalachian coal wars &amp;quot;H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, has been introduced in Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/north-american-news-current-events/4653-leveling-appalachia-legacy-mountaintop-removal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Feds are now the real enemy in Appalachian coal wars ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.resourceintelligence.net/feds-are-now-the-real-enemy-in-appalachian-coal-wars/4587" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-03:/commentary/7777493</id>
    <updated>2009-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>resourceINTELLIGENCE </name>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, has been introduced in Congress. It is intended to add a definition of fill material to the Clean Water Act plus a statement that the definition does not include any pollutant discharges that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resourceintelligence.net/feds-are-now-the-real-enemy-in-appalachian-coal-wars/4587&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mineweb - ENERGY - Feds are now the real enemy in Appalachian coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/7400032</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mineweb - Daily news headlines </name>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, has been introduced in Congress. It is intended to add a definition of fill material to the Clean Water Act plus a statement that the definition does not include any pollutant discharges that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mineweb - ENERGY - Feds are now the real enemy in Appalachian coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.miningweb.co.za/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/7034659</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mineweb - Daily news headlines </name>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, has been introduced in Congress. It is intended to add a definition of fill material to the Clean Water Act plus a statement that the definition does not include any pollutant discharges that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miningweb.co.za/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mineweb - ENERGY - Feds are now the real enemy in Appalachian coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-02:/commentary/6872856</id>
    <updated>2009-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mineweb - Daily news headlines </name>
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H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, has been introduced in Congress. It is intended to add a definition of fill material to the Clean Water Act plus a statement that the definition does not include any pollutant discharges that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=93994&amp;amp;sn=Detail&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[FWD: Responding to your message]</title>
    <link href="http://smkriderinmyopinion.blogspot.com/2009/11/fwd-responding-to-your-message.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-24:/commentary/6804943</id>
    <updated>2009-11-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ShereeKrider: In My Opinion... </name>
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That is why I joined with some of my colleagues to introduce HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. This measure will effectively end mountaintop mining by amending the Clean Water Act to exclude from the definition of &amp;quot;fill material&amp;quot; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smkriderinmyopinion.blogspot.com/2009/11/fwd-responding-to-your-message.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; 161 Co-Sponsors of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/161-co-sponsors-of-the-clean-water-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/commentary/6834901</id>
    <updated>2009-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
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Ms. Giffords signed on as the 161st (including Mr. Pallone) cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Rep. Giffords serves on the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Science &amp;amp; Technology (chair - Space &amp;amp; Aeronautics ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/161-co-sponsors-of-the-clean-water-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letters From Washington - PickensPlan</title>
    <link href="http://push.pickensplan.com/xn/detail/2187034:Comment:2126857?xg_source=activity" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6728440</id>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latest Activity on PickensPlan </name>
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Thank you for contacting my office regarding H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me. The Clean Water Protection Act was introduced by Representative Frank Pallone, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://push.pickensplan.com/xn/detail/2187034:Comment:2126857?xg_source=activity&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letters From Washington - PickensPlan</title>
    <link href="http://push.pickensplan.com/xn/detail/2187034:Comment:2125074?xg_source=activity" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6609190</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Latest Activity on PickensPlan </name>
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Thank you for contacting my office regarding H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me. The Clean Water Protection Act was introduced by Representative Frank Pallone, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://push.pickensplan.com/xn/detail/2187034:Comment:2125074?xg_source=activity&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.J.Res.26: Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj26/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-04:/commentary/9521051</id>
    <updated>2009-11-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major... </name>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.Res.66 H.Res.66. 1 &#183; H.R.1456 Consumer Overdraft Pr... 1 &#183; H.J.Res.26 H.J.Res.26. 1 &#183; H.R.676 United States Nationa... 1 &#183; H.R.1310 Clean Water Protectio. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj26/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[TN-Bird] Action Alert: Stop mountaintop mining - tn-bird - FreeLists</title>
    <link href="http://www.freelists.org/post/tn-bird/Action-Alert-Stop-mountaintop-mining" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-01:/commentary/6568525</id>
    <updated>2009-11-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>tn-bird </name>
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If your Representative is Cohen, Gordon, or Cooper, send them a thank yo= u letter for co-sponsoring HR 1310. 3. All other Representative need to be asked to become co-sponsors. Sample letters: 1. THE EASY WAY: Go to the American Bird ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freelists.org/post/tn-bird/Action-Alert-Stop-mountaintop-mining&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Trying to Open My Eyes: XXII - Echo</title>
    <link href="http://tryingtoopenmyeyes.blogspot.com/2009/10/xxii-echo.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6534044</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Trying to Open My Eyes </name>
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(Editor&amp;#39;s Note: please write your Reps and Senators and ask them to cosponsor HR. 1310 and S. 696) Basically, I just wasn&amp;#39;t bringing home the bacon, and non-profs are all about the money. I knew that going in. But, the same day, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tryingtoopenmyeyes.blogspot.com/2009/10/xxii-echo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Google Earth Helps End Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.osborneink.com/2009/10/google-earth-helps-end-mountaintop.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/6551598</id>
    <updated>2009-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Osborne Ink </name>
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What&amp;#39;s happening in Appalachia is a crime. There is no other word for the generational theft being perpetrated by Massey Energy. It is literally a crime against humanity. Click here to read HR 1310.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.osborneink.com/2009/10/google-earth-helps-end-mountaintop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ShereeKrider: In My Opinion...: Message from Rep. Yarmuth (KY ...</title>
    <link href="http://smkriderinmyopinion.blogspot.com/2009/10/message-from-rep-yarmuth-ky-fwd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-22:/commentary/6475476</id>
    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ShereeKrider: In My Opinion... </name>
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That is why I joined with some of my colleagues to introduce H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. This measure will effectively end mountaintop mining by amending the Clean Water Act to exclude from the definition of &amp;quot;fill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smkriderinmyopinion.blogspot.com/2009/10/message-from-rep-yarmuth-ky-fwd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2442: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2442/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/9521054</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. S.909 Matthew Shepard Hate ... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.2749 Food Safety Enhanceme... 2 &amp;middot; S.J.Res.7 S.J.Res.7. 2 &amp;middot; H.R.1310 Clean Water Protectio... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.2454 American Clean Ener&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2442/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone. &#171; ChrisWeigant.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/7221827</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ChrisWeigant.com </name>
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(In addition to health care reform issues, I&amp;#39;m pressing him to cosponsor HR 1310, which would effectively end the practice of mountaintop removal in Appalachia.) Michale says: October 22, 2009 at 15:04 PDT ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisweigant.com/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Comment on Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone. by Osborne Ink</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/#comment-6386" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6475488</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Comments for ChrisWeigant.com </name>
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He may disagree, but he is paying attention. (In addition to health care reform issues, I&amp;#39;m pressing him to cosponsor HR 1310, which would effectively end the practice of mountaintop removal in Appalachia.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/#comment-6386&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ChrisWeigant.com &#187; Want Healthcare Reform? Pick Up The Phone.</title>
    <link href="http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/commentary/6458157</id>
    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ChrisWeigant.com </name>
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(In addition to health care reform issues, I&amp;#39;m pressing him to cosponsor HR 1310, which would effectively end the practice of mountaintop removal in Appalachia.) [ Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 18:15 PDT ] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisweigant.com/index.php/2009/10/21/want-healthcare-reform-pick-up-the-phone/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; 159th Co-Sponsor for ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/159th-co-sponsor-for-the-clean-water-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6400588</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
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Grace Napolitano (D-CA 38th District) 6th term Democrat from California signed on as the 159th (including Mr. Pallone) cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Ms. Napolitano serves on the Natural Resources Committee where ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/159th-co-sponsor-for-the-clean-water-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>EPA Makes Welcome Move on Mountain Top Removal Permits</title>
    <link href="http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1428" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-10:/commentary/6386324</id>
    <updated>2009-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sierra Club Allegheny Group </name>
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To permanently end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, Congress must pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1428&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why Laws Don&amp;#39;t Work</title>
    <link href="http://fluidlaw.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/why-laws-dont-work/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6366904</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fluid Law </name>
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HR 1310 would restrict mountaintop mining, if it ever gets out of committee, which seems unlikely. It&amp;#39;s hard to contemplate why a problem that is so superficially understandable should be so difficult to address. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fluidlaw.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/why-laws-dont-work/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ronald McDonald&amp;#39;s Blog: I Love Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-love-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6346905</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ronald McDonald's Blog </name>
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To permanently end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, Congress must pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronaldmcdonaldusa.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-love-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/607" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6346904</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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Mary Rita Cooper and Robert Nienbar from Cincinnati went to visit the Congressman himself during the August recess and asked him to cosponsor the HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. And the people prevailed! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/607&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/604" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6338209</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
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To permanently end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining, Congress must pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/604&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1832" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/7777494</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dirty Lie </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &#8220;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&#8221; was introduced in the US House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1832&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/2009/10/advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6326032</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Baltimore Nonviolence Center </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &amp;quot;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&amp;quot; was introduced in the US House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/2009/10/advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Georgia Advocates Step-up to Stop Mountain Top Removal Mining</title>
    <link href="http://gasmartenergy.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/georgia-advocates-step-up-to-stop-mountain-top-removal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6609191</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Georgians for Smart Energy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &#8220;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&#8221; was introduced in the US House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gasmartenergy.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/georgia-advocates-step-up-to-stop-mountain-top-removal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Letters From Washington - PickensPlan</title>
    <link href="http://push.pickensplan.com/group/lettersfromwashington" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-02:/commentary/6504412</id>
    <updated>2009-10-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Latest Activity on PickensPlan </name>
    </author>
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Thank you for contacting my office regarding H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me. The Clean Water Protection Act was introduced by Representative Frank Pallone, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://push.pickensplan.com/group/lettersfromwashington&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>t r u t h o u t | Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.truth-out.org/1002094" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/8971509</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &amp;quot;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&amp;quot; was introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truth-out.org/1002094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>t r u t h o u t | Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.truthout.org/1002094" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6534043</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &amp;quot;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&amp;quot; was introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthout.org/1002094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/commentary/6279544</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chrisy58&amp;#39;s Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &#8220;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&#8221; was introduced in the US House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ENVIRONMENT-US: Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal | Blue Planet News</title>
    <link href="http://www.blueplanetnews.org/2009/09/30/environment-us-advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6258460</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Planet News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &#226;&#8364;&#339;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&#226;&#8364;* was introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blueplanetnews.org/2009/09/30/environment-us-advocates-fight-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ENVIRONMENT-US: Advocates Fight Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2578" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6772098</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>North American News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &amp;quot;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&amp;quot; was introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Frank Pallone and has 155 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ipsnorthamerica.net/news.php?idnews=2578&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Alliance Members ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/alliance-members-brief-congressional-staffers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6279545</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The briefing was held in one of the committee&amp;#39;s hearing rooms on Capitol Hill while McCoy and fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/alliance-members-brief-congressional-staffers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Water Pollution Information</title>
    <link href="http://pollutionnoise.org/Water-Pollution.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6279546</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Noise Pollution and Pollution Facts </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill titled HR 1310, &amp;quot;to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste,&amp;quot; was introduced in the ... epennsylvania announces plan for surface mining studyWTVR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pollutionnoise.org/Water-Pollution.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ohio Premiere of &#226;&#8364;&#339;Coal Country&#226;&#8364;* Draws Thirteen Hundred at Akron ...</title>
    <link href="http://coalcountry.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/ohio-premiere-of-coal-country-draws-thirteen-hundred-at-akron-civic-theater-september-16-2009-akron-oh/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-18:/commentary/6181476</id>
    <updated>2009-09-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Country </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, HR 1310 will do the same. See here if your congressman is a cosponsor and if not, write them to get on board. Mari-Lynn and Geller were both very appreciative of the work of the organizing team, the fine atmosphere of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coalcountry.wordpress.com/2009/09/19/ohio-premiere-of-coal-country-draws-thirteen-hundred-at-akron-civic-theater-september-16-2009-akron-oh/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>KFTC Members Help Brief Congressional Staffers &#8212; Kentuckians For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6772097</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The briefing was held in one of the committee&amp;#39;s hearing rooms on Capitol Hill while McCoy and fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers/view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>KFTC Members Help Brief Congressional Staffers &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Kentuckians For ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/6135909</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The briefing was held in one of the Committee&amp;#39;s hearing rooms on Capitol Hill while McCoy, joined by fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate Members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/09/16/kftc-members-help-brief-congressional-staffers&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>cyclopsvuethinks</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/09/king-koal-feels-pinch-good-news.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6534045</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cyclopsvuethinks </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the House; Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate. See which politicians line up for coal money at: Follow the Coal Money You can find your representatives&amp;#39; contact info here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/09/king-koal-feels-pinch-good-news.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA to scrutinize dozens of mining permits - News - The Charleston ...</title>
    <link href="http://wvgazette.com/News/200909110392" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6307954</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Clean Water Protection Act - H.R. 1310. Now has 156 cosponsors in the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) as of September 11, 2009 http://www.ilovemountains.org/clean-water-protection-act/ The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wvgazette.com/News/200909110392&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>EPA to scrutinize dozens of mining permits - News - The Charleston ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200909110392" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6144398</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Charleston Gazette - News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Clean Water Protection Act - H.R. 1310. Now has 156 cosponsors in the 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) as of September 11, 2009 http://www.ilovemountains.org/clean-water-protection-act/ The Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200909110392&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - &#194;&#187; Mountaintop removal: Not the ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/09/11/mountaintop-removal-not-the-end-just-the-beginning/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6108174</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There are now more cosponsors of the new clean water bill HR 1310 than ever before. Another representative signed on today. 2 scott 14 { 09.12.09 at 7:56 pm }. MTR isnt going any where. As truck payloads become larger and larger the use ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/09/11/mountaintop-removal-not-the-end-just-the-beginning/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CyclopsVue</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-news.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6087972</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CyclopsVue </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) in the House of Representatives, and. Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) in the Senate You can find your representatives contact info here: Contact Your Representative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/09/good-news.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/597" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-10:/commentary/6087971</id>
    <updated>2009-09-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Says Congress Should Follow-Up By Approving Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) I fully support EPAs decision to halt these permits and applaud the agency for recognizing the importance of prote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/597&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mining Information: Mountaintop removal mining</title>
    <link href="http://mining-information.blogspot.com/2009/08/mountaintop-removal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-27:/commentary/5959418</id>
    <updated>2009-08-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mining Information </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
However, if passed, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R.1310), a bill in the House of Representatives, would revert this change by specifying that coal mining waste does not constitute fill material, in effect disallowing valley fills. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mining-information.blogspot.com/2009/08/mountaintop-removal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>stop toxin-laden wastewater dump in our streams! - thepetitionsite.com</title>
    <link href="http://usnewsrecord.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6258463</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>usnewsrecord </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the passage of clean water protection act, hr 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. we must ensure that we won&amp;#39;t have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usnewsrecord.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams! - ThePetitionSite.com</title>
    <link href="http://myworldnewsrecord.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5979406</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MyWorldNewsRecord </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The passage of Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. We must ensure that we won&amp;#39;t have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myworldnewsrecord.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CzechNewsReport: Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams ...</title>
    <link href="http://czechnewsreport.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5923948</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CzechNewsReport </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The passage of Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. We must ensure that we won&amp;#39;t have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://czechnewsreport.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Krajane.blogspot.com: Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our ...</title>
    <link href="http://krajane.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5917841</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Krajane.blogspot.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The passage of Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. We must ensure that we won&amp;#39;t have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://krajane.blogspot.com/2009/08/stop-toxin-laden-wastewater-dump-in-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kevin Grandia: Shower Congress with &amp;quot;Coal in America&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/shower-congress-with-copi_b_266080.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-21:/commentary/5917840</id>
    <updated>2009-08-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yes indeed, do send a copy of &amp;quot;Burning the Future/Coal in America to your U.S. Representative and Senators. Urge them to cosponsor and support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/shower-congress-with-copi_b_266080.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blog - Ending Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://community.mikemalloy.com/service/displayMediaPlayPage.kickAction?mediaType=BLOG&amp;amp;mediaId=513445&amp;amp;as=102340&amp;amp;b=" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-14:/commentary/5999865</id>
    <updated>2009-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent updates from ccgandrt </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pistello describes astroturf pro-coal organizations showing up in Congress to fight HR 1310, the Appalachian Restoration Act, which would restore the original definition of &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill&#226;&#8364;* with a bill consisting of a single sentence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.mikemalloy.com/service/displayMediaPlayPage.kickAction?mediaType=BLOG&amp;amp;mediaId=513445&amp;amp;as=102340&amp;amp;b=&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ending Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.osborneink.com/2009/08/ending-mountaintop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-14:/commentary/5874678</id>
    <updated>2009-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Osborne Ink </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pistello describes astroturf pro-coal organizations showing up in Congress to fight HR 1310, the Appalachian Restoration Act, which would restore the original definition of &amp;quot;fill&amp;quot; with a bill consisting of a single sentence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.osborneink.com/2009/08/ending-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Head On with Bob Kincaid</title>
    <link href="http://headon.headonradionetwork.com/2009/08/15/ending-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-14:/commentary/5858609</id>
    <updated>2009-08-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Head On with Bob Kincaid </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pistello describes astroturf pro-coal organizations showing up in Congress to fight H.R. 1310, the Appalachian Restoration Act, which would restore the original definition of &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill&#226;&#8364;* with a bill consisting of a single sentence. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://headon.headonradionetwork.com/2009/08/15/ending-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>virginia from: rcade tom jensen glenn reynolds jr@bearingdrift.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://rssnet-virginia.blogspot.com/2009/08/virginia-from-rcade-tom-jensen-glenn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/6908986</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
this hearing will help to raise the importance of the appalachia restoration act (s 696) and the clean water protection act (hr 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rssnet-virginia.blogspot.com/2009/08/virginia-from-rcade-tom-jensen-glenn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>african american environmentalist association - supports the clean ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/african-american-environmentalist-association-supports-the-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-02:/commentary/7664594</id>
    <updated>2009-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the clean water protection act, hr 1310 was introduced by congressman frank pallone (d-nj) on march 4, 2009 and amends the federal water pollution control act (commonly known as the clean water act) to define &#8220;fill material&#8221; to mean any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/african-american-environmentalist-association-supports-the-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>African American Environmentalist Association: Congressional Black ...</title>
    <link href="http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/congressional-black-caucus-opposes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/7642112</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>African American Environmentalist Association </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This opposition comes in the form of their cosponship of H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, which effectively bans the practice by protecting nearby creeks and streams. AAEA supports the legislation. Thirty members of the CBC ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/congressional-black-caucus-opposes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/575" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/5732246</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
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Announced yesterday on their blog: http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/ AAEA opposes mountaintop removal. The Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310 was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone (DN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/575&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>center supports the clean water protection act, hr 1310</title>
    <link href="http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/center-supports-clean-water-protection.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/7846325</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Environment, Commerce &amp;amp; Energy </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the clean water protection act, hr 1310, was introduced by congressman frank pallone (d-nj) on march 4, 2009 and amends the federal water pollution control act (commonly known as the clean water act) to define &amp;quot;fill material&amp;quot; to mean ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/center-supports-clean-water-protection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>African American Environmentalist Association: AAEA Supports The ...</title>
    <link href="http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-28:/commentary/5686735</id>
    <updated>2009-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>African American Environmentalist Association </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 was introduced by Congressman Frank Pallone on March 4, 2009 and amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to define &quot;fill material&quot; to mean any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/2009/07/clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal of Coal and Birds | Letters | Our Gazette ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ourgazette.com/letters/Mountaintop-Removal-of-Coal-and-Birds" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5783651</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Letters to the Editor | Our Gazette </name>
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There is a bill before the House, H.R. 1310 &quot;The Clean Water Protection Act&quot; introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Dave Riechert (R-WA). The bill before the Senate is S. 696, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Appalachian Restoration Act,&#226;&#8364;* introduced by .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ourgazette.com/letters/Mountaintop-Removal-of-Coal-and-Birds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/564" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5569679</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A New Record: 155 Co Sponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Thursday, July 16th, 2009. Wonderful news: 2 new co-sponsors bring us up to a new record. See if your Representative is signed on &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and ask them to join if they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/564&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: Summary of Internet Privacy-Related ...</title>
    <link href="http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/summary-of-internet-privacy-related.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-11:/commentary/5531701</id>
    <updated>2009-07-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 1310 (Maloney) Protection of Civil Liberties Act. Inter alia, makes the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board an independent agency, instead of part of the Executive Office of the President, and specifies certain ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/summary-of-internet-privacy-related.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; A New Record: 155 Co ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/a-new-record-155-co-sponsors-of-the-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/commentary/5511440</id>
    <updated>2009-07-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A New Record: 155 Co Sponsors of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Jul 10th, 2009 by admin. Wonderful news: 2 new co-sponsors bring us up to a new record. See if your Representative is signed on &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and ask them to join if they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/a-new-record-155-co-sponsors-of-the-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: Monitoring of E-mail and Web Usage</title>
    <link href="http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/monitoring-of-e-mail-and-web-usage.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/5503386</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 1310 (Maloney) was introduced in the first session of the 109th Congress to make a number of changes, including establishing the Board as an independent agency in the executive branch, instead of part of the Executive Office of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/monitoring-of-e-mail-and-web-usage.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call Senator Alexander and Thank Him!</title>
    <link href="http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1031" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-07:/commentary/5511441</id>
    <updated>2009-07-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dirty Lie </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... mining waste from mountaintop removal coal mining into headwater streams and rivers. This is a companion bill to the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which is currently gaining steam in the House with 134 bipartisan cosponsors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1031&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mr. President, go and see for yourself</title>
    <link href="http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1005" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5718019</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dirty Lie </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This hearing will help to raise the importance of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) and the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. But even if the bills get passed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=1005&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Supreme Court OK's Dumping Mine Waste in Lakes |</title>
    <link href="http://busterwantstofish.com/?p=1578" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5560538</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If they aren't, be sure to ask them why. Rusty Hook Says: July 10th, 2009 at 2:03 pm. Typo: I meant to say HR 1310. Also, this link should work a little better: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.1310.IH: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://busterwantstofish.com/?p=1578&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>dump: Dump From: Chris In Paris Meredith Cohn Wj8 SindhToday ...</title>
    <link href="http://rssnet-dump.blogspot.com/2009/07/dump-from-chris-in-paris-meredith-cohn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-06:/commentary/5485749</id>
    <updated>2009-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>dump </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill already introduced in this Congress by Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) would, if passed, accomplish this task. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rssnet-dump.blogspot.com/2009/07/dump-from-chris-in-paris-meredith-cohn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SaveTheWildUP.org &#187; Protect Our Clean Water from Mine Waste Dumping</title>
    <link href="http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/protect-our-clean-water-from-mine-waste-dumping/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/9551442</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SaveTheWildUP.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tell Your Congressman and Senators to support HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. The Act is a bipartisan bill that would put the definition of &#8220;Fill Material&#8221; back to what it was before the Bush Administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/protect-our-clean-water-from-mine-waste-dumping/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Breaks Appalachia's Heart - Care2 News Network</title>
    <link href="http://www.care2.com/news/member/497847928/1184625" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5460195</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Care2 News Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... to abolish mountaintop removal coal mining by overturning the Bush 'fill rule' and then supporting legislation to this end (the Appalachia Restoration Act/S. 696 in the Senate &amp; the Clean Water Protection Act/H.R. 1310 in the House, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/497847928/1184625&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams! - The Petition Site</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/831/747/533" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/8351059</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nonprofit Petitions - Care2: ThePetitionSite </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The passage of Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. We must ensure that we won&amp;#39;t have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/831/747/533&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop Toxin-Laden Wastewater Dump in Our Streams! - The Petition Site</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/831747533" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-30:/commentary/5442142</id>
    <updated>2009-06-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nonprofit Petitions - Care2: ThePetitionSite </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The passage of Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 will ensure lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands are not destroyed by industrial waste dumping by passing. We must ensure that we won't have another catastrophe like the one occurring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/831747533&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal is Dirty | Daily Kos: Mr. President, go and see for yourself</title>
    <link href="http://www.coal-is-dirty.org/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-yourself" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5686736</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal is Dirty - Clean Coal Industry News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This hearing will help to raise the importance of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coal-is-dirty.org/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-yourself&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Mr. President, go and see for yourself</title>
    <link href="http://www.coal-is-dirty.com/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-yourself" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5625478</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal is Dirty - Clean Coal Industry News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This hearing will help to raise the importance of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) and the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. But even if the bills get passed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coal-is-dirty.com/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-yourself&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Mr. President, go and see for yourself &#194;&#171; It's Getting ...</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/06/28/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-for-yourself/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5421423</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This hearing will help to raise the importance of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/06/28/daily-kos-mr-president-go-and-see-for-yourself/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Understory &#194;&#187; Daily Kos: Mr. President, go and see for yourself</title>
    <link href="http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/28/3108/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-27:/commentary/5402149</id>
    <updated>2009-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Understory : Understory.RAN.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This hearing will help to raise the importance of the Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) and the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), twin bills that are hoping to finally put an end to this practice. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://understory.ran.org/2009/06/28/3108/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Take Action to End Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining</title>
    <link href="http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=815" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5442143</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PAChurchesAdvocacy.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Reversing the Bush administration &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill rule&#226;&#8364;* will prevent most new mountaintop removal coal mining in the United States&#226;&#8364;&#8221;but to make this reversal permanent, Congress must pass both the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310 at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pachurchesadvocacy.org/weblog/?p=815&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What impact does mining have on the environment? Duhhh... - Big ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.biggreenpurse.com/biggreenpurse/2009/06/what-impact-does-mining-have-on-the-environment-duhhh.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/7081068</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Green Purse </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill already introduced in this Congress by Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) would, if passed, accomplish this task. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.biggreenpurse.com/biggreenpurse/2009/06/what-impact-does-mining-have-on-the-environment-duhhh.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Slams Obama on &quot;Clean Coal&quot;</title>
    <link href="http://purplefly.blogstream.com/v1/pid/398002.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5442144</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Isotopic gene pool error </name>
    </author>
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Kennedy is enlisting concerned citizens to urge swift passage of bi-partisan bills in Congress -- the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) -- aimed at ending mountaintop removal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://purplefly.blogstream.com/v1/pid/398002.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Big Green Purse: What impact does mining have on the environment ...</title>
    <link href="http://greenwoman.typepad.com/biggreenpurse/2009/06/what-impact-does-mining-have-on-the-environment-duhhh.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-23:/commentary/5388892</id>
    <updated>2009-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Big Green Purse </name>
    </author>
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A bill already introduced in this Congress by Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Dave Reichert (R-WA) would, if passed, accomplish this task. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greenwoman.typepad.com/biggreenpurse/2009/06/what-impact-does-mining-have-on-the-environment-duhhh.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>dallas trees&amp;#39; e-news of the day, june 23 - waxman-markey viewpoints</title>
    <link href="http://dallastrees.blogspot.com/2009/06/dallas-trees-e-news-of-day-june-23.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/6307956</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dallas Trees </name>
    </author>
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hr 1310, which has attracted some 150 co-sponsors, would take care of it by defining &#8220;fill material&#8221; for purposes of section 404 to exclude &#8220;any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dallastrees.blogspot.com/2009/06/dallas-trees-e-news-of-day-june-23.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Alaska gold depend on Supreme Court's Kensington decision</title>
    <link href="http://miningbeat.blogspot.com/2009/06/alaska-gold-depend-on-supreme-courts.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5402151</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mining News </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310, has 151 cosponsors.&quot; Somewhere out there Northern Dynasty Mines and Anglo American possibly feel a sense of relief as Coeur Alaska v. SEACC potentially applies to the massive Pebble project. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://miningbeat.blogspot.com/2009/06/alaska-gold-depend-on-supreme-courts.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Supreme Court Decides Mine Can Dump Waste in Alaska Lake</title>
    <link href="http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/18428" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5402150</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SustainableBusiness.com General News </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. &quot;As this case has shown, it is essential that the misguided 'fill' rule be reversed before more of our waters are lost and the communities and economies that depend on them ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/18428&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Couer Alaska and mountaintop removal mining &#194;&#171; Legal Planet ...</title>
    <link href="http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/couer-alaska-and-mountaintop-removal-mining/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5388893</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy </name>
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    <content type="html">
H.R. 1310, which has attracted some 150 co-sponsors, would take care of it by defining &#226;&#8364;&#339;fill material&#226;&#8364;* for purposes of section 404 to exclude &#226;&#8364;&#339;any pollutant discharged into the water primarily to dispose of waste. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://legalplanet.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/couer-alaska-and-mountaintop-removal-mining/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Far more than Alaska gold may rely on Supreme Court's Kensington ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.financial24.org/africa/far-more-than-alaska-gold-may-rely-on-supreme-courts-kensington-decision/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5344188</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Financial 24 | Financial News </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. Somewhere out there Northern Dynasty Mines and Anglo American possibly feel a sense of relief as Coeur Alaska v. SEACC potentially applies to the massive Pebble project. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.financial24.org/africa/far-more-than-alaska-gold-may-rely-on-supreme-courts-kensington-decision/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Supreme Court Clears Way for Mining Company to Destroy Alaskan ...</title>
    <link href="http://climateofourfuture.org/supreme-court-clears-way-for-mining-company-to-destroy-alaskan-lake/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5344187</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Climate of Our Future </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has 151 cosponsors. &#226;&#8364;&#339;As this case has shown, it is essential that the misguided 'fill' rule be reversed before more of our waters are lost and the communities and economies that depend on them ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://climateofourfuture.org/supreme-court-clears-way-for-mining-company-to-destroy-alaskan-lake/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ohio Citizen Action: Day 6, 7, 8</title>
    <link href="http://csethna.com/?p=320" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5388894</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CyruSpace </name>
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They asked for my thoughts on letter writing to House Representatives who have all ready agreed to co-sponsor HR 1310. I went to the Cleveland Public Library and got a felafel for lunch. There was a really cool briefing today. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://csethna.com/?p=320&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: Obama Mountaintop Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-mountaintop-coal-mining-plan.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5271189</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
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Congressman Frank Pallone, a New Jersey Democrat, called the Obama administration's plan &quot;a positive step forward&quot; but said, &quot;To address the heart of the problem, Congress needs to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-mountaintop-coal-mining-plan.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Take Action</title>
    <link href="http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/2009/mountain-top-removal-take-action/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5307757</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FUTURISM NOW </name>
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Mountain-top Removal Must End&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Immediately! Take Action here (click). The tops of mountains are being blown to smithereens in the Appalachians just so the coal industry can cut labor costs. Whole communities and their way of life are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.civilianism.com/futurism/2009/mountain-top-removal-take-action/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cyclopsvuethinks</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/6812460</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>cyclopsvuethinks </name>
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Contact your representatives, tell them to support The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and The Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696). Tell them to end this, now. Here&amp;#39;s news on the latest EPA action: Obama Mountaintop Coal Mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvuethinks.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALLING ALL CANCER VICTIMS</title>
    <link href="http://www.cancertreatmentblog.com/calling-all-cancer-victims/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5442145</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cancer Treatment Blog </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;However, to address the heart of the problem, Congress needs to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), legislation I introduced to prohibit the valleyfill process, which allows coal companies to dump toxic waste into headwater ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cancertreatmentblog.com/calling-all-cancer-victims/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop Removal: Tell Congress to End It Mountaintop removal ...</title>
    <link href="http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5388895</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CyclopsVue </name>
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Contact your representatives, tell them to support The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and The Appalachian Restoration Act (S. 696). Tell them to end this, now. Here's news on the latest EPA action: Obama Mountaintop Coal Mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cyclopsvue.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-tell-congress-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALLING ALL CANCER VICTIMS</title>
    <link href="http://adenoidcysticcarcinoma.blogspot.com/2009/06/calling-all-cancer-victims.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5271192</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA - ACC </name>
    </author>
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There is a place in our country that is allowed to poison its residents with heavy metals. They are exempt from all the precautions you and I enjoy from the Clean Water and Clean Air Act. It is the Appalachian Mountains, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adenoidcysticcarcinoma.blogspot.com/2009/06/calling-all-cancer-victims.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Best of Trendy: From ILoveMountains.org to the President; We ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thebestoftrendy.com/2009/06/from-ilovemountainsorg-to-president-we.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5246036</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Best of Trendy </name>
    </author>
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Reversing the Bush administration &quot;fill rule&quot; will prevent most new mountaintop removal coal mining in the United States -- but to make this reversal permanent, we need Congress to pass both the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thebestoftrendy.com/2009/06/from-ilovemountainsorg-to-president-we.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/539" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5237266</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Reversing the Bush administration rule change will prevent most new mountaintop removal coal mining in the United States &#226;&#8364;&#8221; but to make this reversal permanent, we need Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/539&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/537" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5271190</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&#226;&#8364;&#339;However, to address the heart of the problem, Congress needs to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), legislation I introduced to prohibit the valleyfill process, which allows coal companies to dump toxic waste into headwater ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/537&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jeff Biggers: UPDATE: Coalfield Advocates Respond to Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/breaking-obama-says-mount_b_214207.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5237265</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;However, to address the heart of the problem, Congress needs to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), legislation I introduced to prohibit the valleyfill process, which allows coal companies to dump toxic waste into headwater ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/breaking-obama-says-mount_b_214207.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ask Congress About Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/ask-congress-about-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5271191</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
from www.appvoices.org The Progressive Caucus is taking questions our about energy! They have a lot on their plate, with the upcoming Waxman-Markey climate bill, and the Clean Water Protection Ac (HR 1310) now passing 150 cosponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/ask-congress-about-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Civics Corner: S. 696: Appalachia Restoration Act</title>
    <link href="http://civicscorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/s-696-appalachia-restoration-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5246037</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Civics Corner </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is a similar piece of legislation in the House, H.R. 1310: Clean Water Protection Act, which was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ] with a legion of 151 cosponsors. H.R. 1310 also amends the Clean Water Act to include ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://civicscorner.blogspot.com/2009/06/s-696-appalachia-restoration-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mining Information: Mountaintop removal mining</title>
    <link href="http://mining-information.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5216165</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mining Information </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
However, if passed, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R.1310), a bill in the House of Representatives, would revert this change by specifying that coal mining waste does not constitute fill material, in effect disallowing valley fills. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mining-information.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blogs @ The Charleston Gazette - &#194;&#187; Mountaintop removal: EPA, eggs ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/06/05/mountaintop-removal-epa-eggs-and-baskets/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5223829</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Coal Tattoo </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Phil Hare of Illinois, who co-sponsored the bill (HR 2169) in 2007. Ken. 3 JimStewart { 06.06.09 at 1:19 pm }. @Ken Ward - Tim Ryan (OH-17) signed the letter to the corps and is a cosponsor of H.R. 1310. Leave a Comment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2009/06/05/mountaintop-removal-epa-eggs-and-baskets/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Indypendent &#194;&#187; New York Has a Dirty Little Secret</title>
    <link href="http://www.indypendent.org/2009/06/04/dirty-little-secret/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5180083</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Indypendent </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The companion bill in the House of Representatives (H.R. 1310) has 23 New York co-sponsors. New Yorkers also have an alternative to using coal. Easy as flipping a switch, they can purchase electricity directly from renewable wind ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.indypendent.org/2009/06/04/dirty-little-secret/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds</title>
    <link href="http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/9121374</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Powered by Mambo 4.5.2 </name>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds</title>
    <link href="http://www.towardfreedom.com/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/8720820</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Powered by Mambo 4.5.2 </name>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds</title>
    <link href="http://towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/8699613</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Powered by Mambo 4.5.2 </name>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://towardfreedom.com/home/environment/1593-coal-mine-laws-written-in-blood-an-interview-with-judy-bonds&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Democrats Let Coal Mining Pollution Law Fester</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/06/02/house-democrats-let-coal-mining-pollution-law-fester/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5165646</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
    </author>
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The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, has been stuck in subcommittee ever since it was introduced. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hasn't seen fit to hold a hearing on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/06/02/house-democrats-let-coal-mining-pollution-law-fester/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Unity College in Maine Internship Program: Mountaintop Removal Week 2</title>
    <link href="http://unitycollegeinternshipprogram.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-week-2.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5246038</id>
    <updated>2009-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unity College in Maine Internship Program </name>
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I work on legislation that would curb mountaintop removal - the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) and Appalachia Restoration Act (S 696) - on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. It is extremely exciting to see young folks such as yourself ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unitycollegeinternshipprogram.blogspot.com/2009/06/mountaintop-removal-week-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Toward Freedom - Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1593&amp;amp;Itemid=0" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-29:/commentary/5144345</id>
    <updated>2009-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.towardfreedom.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1593&amp;amp;Itemid=0&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Write Congress: Support HR 1310 and S. 696</title>
    <link href="http://www.tuscsustainability.net/2009/05/28/write-congress-support-hr-1310-and-s-696/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-27:/commentary/5150344</id>
    <updated>2009-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tuscarawas County Sustainability Network </name>
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Excerpt from Toward Freedom. Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds (Coal River Mountain Watch). Written by Frank Joseph Smecker Wednesday, 27 May 2009. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tuscsustainability.net/2009/05/28/write-congress-support-hr-1310-and-s-696/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Coal Mine Laws Written in Blood: An Interview with Judy Bonds ...</title>
    <link href="http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=788" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5121873</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Dirty Lie </name>
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Currently we have proposed two bills: a House bill: (H.R. 1310) the Clean Water Protection Act, and a Senate bill: (S. 696) the Appalachia Restoration Act. Both bills will sharply reduce mountaintop removal coal mining, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtylie.com/blog/?p=788&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fed Inspector General Knows Nothing About The Fed | Ron Paul Wins ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailypaul.com/node/92180" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/4972908</id>
    <updated>2009-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron Paul Wins! | Campaign for Liberty at... </name>
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H.R.1310 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste. Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 3/4/2009) 44. H.R.1319 : To prevent the inadvertent disclosure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailypaul.com/node/92180&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mobilizes on Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_all/~3/KM9dSTKicjU/robert_f_kennedy_jr_mobilizes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/5165647</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC </name>
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Calling mountaintop removal mining &quot;the worst ongoing environmental tragedy our country has ever endured,&quot; NRDC Senior Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is helping our push to persuade Congress to enact legislation that will end the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_all/~3/KM9dSTKicjU/robert_f_kennedy_jr_mobilizes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mobilizes on Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecosilly.com/2009/05/01/robert-f-kennedy-jr-mobilizes-on-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/5059804</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EcoSilly </name>
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Calling mountaintop removal mining as &#226;&#8364;*the worst ongoing environmental tragedy our country has ever endured,&#226;&#8364;* NRDC Senior Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is helping our push to persuade Congress to enact legislation that will end the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecosilly.com/2009/05/01/robert-f-kennedy-jr-mobilizes-on-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mobilizes on Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://followgreen.com/2009/05/02/robert-f-kennedy-jr-mobilizes-on-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/4937238</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FollowGreen.com </name>
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Click here to view the original article on Switchboard, from NRDC. Calling mountaintop removal mining &#226;&#8364;*the worst ongoing environmental tragedy our country has ever endured,&#226;&#8364;* NRDC Senior Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is helping our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://followgreen.com/2009/05/02/robert-f-kennedy-jr-mobilizes-on-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks's Blog :: Robert F. Kennedy ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/robert_f_kennedy_jr_mobilizes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/4889394</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC </name>
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Kennedy is enlisting concerned citizens to urge swift passage of bi-partisan bills in Congress -- the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) and the Appalachia Restoration Act (S. 696) -- aimed at ending mountaintop removal. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/robert_f_kennedy_jr_mobilizes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tom Perriello Cosponsors Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310)</title>
    <link href="http://rootswire.org/content/tom-perriello-cosponsors-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/5150345</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Featured States News </name>
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A Bipartisan Majority of Virginia's House Delegation Now Favors Protecting VA Streams From Mountaintop Removal Waste. This month, Democratic Congressman Tom Perriello (VA-05) excited Virginia mountain lovers by joining 145 other members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rootswire.org/content/tom-perriello-cosponsors-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tom Perriello Cosponsors Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rootswire.org/content/tom-perriello-cosponsors-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/4928473</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Featured States News </name>
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This month, Democratic Congressman Tom Perriello (VA-05) excited Virginia mountain lovers by joining 145 other members of Congress in cosponsoring the Pallone-Reichert &quot;Clean Water Protection Act&quot; (HR 1310). HR 1310 would overturn a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rootswire.org/content/tom-perriello-cosponsors-clean-water-protection-act-hr-1310&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Tom Perriello on the Credit Cardholders' Bill of ...</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/tom-perriello-on-credit-cardholders.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/4882174</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
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UPDATE: In other news, Tom Perriello has now signed on as a cosponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). Other Virginia cosponsors include Gerry Connolly, Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly, and Frank Wolf. According to &quot;faithfull ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/04/tom-perriello-on-credit-cardholders.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2169: Limitation on Government Spending Act... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2169/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-27:/commentary/5315299</id>
    <updated>2009-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Rules - Major Bill Actions </name>
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Phil Hare of Illinois, who co-sponsored the bill (HR 2169) in 2007. Ken. 3 JimStewart { 06.06.09 at 1:19 pm }. @Ken Ward - Tim Ryan (OH-17) signed the letter to the corps and is a cosponsor of H.R. 1310. Leave a Comment . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2169/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Sierra Club, Shawnee Group: Discussion with Jerry Costello</title>
    <link href="http://shawneegroup.blogspot.com/2009/04/discussion-with-jerry-costello.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/commentary/4850006</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sierra Club, Shawnee Group </name>
    </author>
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Costello said he is not going to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310. He said the Clean Water Restoration Act, S 787, has not been introduced in the House yet. Costello said that he favors comparable bills that are being ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shawneegroup.blogspot.com/2009/04/discussion-with-jerry-costello.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ask Your Representative to Support the Clean Water Protection Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://dev.appvoices.org/2009/04/22/action-alerts-1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-21:/commentary/8956634</id>
    <updated>2009-04-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Appalachian Voices </name>
    </author>
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Ask Your Representative to Support the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). ShareThis. This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 pm and is filed under Action Alerts, The Front Porch Blog. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dev.appvoices.org/2009/04/22/action-alerts-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Act</title>
    <link href="http://kpvida-leedexam.blogspot.com/2009/04/clean-water-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4749417</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LEED </name>
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Full title, Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972. Acronym / colloquial name, CWA / Clean Water Act. Enacted by the, 92nd United States Congress. Effective, October 18, 1972. Citations. Public Law, PL 92-500 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kpvida-leedexam.blogspot.com/2009/04/clean-water-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL in WEST VIRGINIA: WEST VIRGINIA'S CHILDREN</title>
    <link href="http://westvirginiamyhomeilove.blogspot.com/2009/04/west-virginias-children.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/5006660</id>
    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL in WEST VIRGINIA </name>
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Also contact your Senators and ask them to support the Appalachian Restoration Act S.696 and your Represenative to support the Clean Water Protection Act H.R. 1310 at www.ilovemountains.org or www.senate.gov and www.house.gov. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westvirginiamyhomeilove.blogspot.com/2009/04/west-virginias-children.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Casino Helper: Mass. Speaker Robert DeLeo warns of deep budget ...</title>
    <link href="http://casino-helper.blogspot.com/2009/04/mass-speaker-robert-deleo-warns-of-deep.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/4743332</id>
    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Casino Helper </name>
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Congressman Barney Frank: Mountaintop Removal - Reply from Congressman Barney Frank: *Thank you for contacting me urging that I cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act introduced by my collea... 10 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://casino-helper.blogspot.com/2009/04/mass-speaker-robert-deleo-warns-of-deep.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Casino Helper: With Budget Cuts Looming, DeLeo May Turn To ...</title>
    <link href="http://casino-helper.blogspot.com/2009/04/with-budget-cuts-looming-deleo-may-turn.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/4727294</id>
    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Casino Helper </name>
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Congressman Barney Frank: Mountaintop Removal - Reply from Congressman Barney Frank: *Thank you for contacting me urging that I cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act introduced by my collea... 10 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://casino-helper.blogspot.com/2009/04/with-budget-cuts-looming-deleo-may-turn.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Power Shift: An Insider's Perspective - Opinion</title>
    <link href="http://www.messiahsb.com/news/2009/04/02/Opinion/Power.Shift.An.Insiders.Perspective-3689666.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-31:/commentary/4701495</id>
    <updated>2009-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Swinging Bridge </name>
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Currently, the Pennsylvania caucus is acting for the passage of H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act. The caucus educates members on the legislation at hand and provides resources to help spread the word, and that is what Power ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.messiahsb.com/news/2009/04/02/Opinion/Power.Shift.An.Insiders.Perspective-3689666.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Middleboro Review: Congressman Barney Frank: Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2009/03/congressman-barney-frank-mountaintop.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-30:/commentary/4660647</id>
    <updated>2009-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Middleboro Review </name>
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Thank you for contacting me urging that I cosponsor H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act introduced by my colleague, Congressman Frank Pallone. I agree with you that we should prevent coal mining waste from being dumped in mountain ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2009/03/congressman-barney-frank-mountaintop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The race to stop mountaintop coal mining</title>
    <link href="http://eartotheground.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/the-race-to-stop-mountaintop-coal-mining.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4652910</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ear To The Ground </name>
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Posts over the last couple of days have noted that EPA is reviewing permit applications for mountaintop mining, that the Fourth Circuit case that began this brouhaha could be easily reversed by a very simple amendment to a key EPA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eartotheground.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/the-race-to-stop-mountaintop-coal-mining.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>West Kentucky Star - News</title>
    <link href="http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local---Regional/Western-Kentucky/MSU-Students-Spend-Spring-Break-Lobbying-in-D-C-" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4625096</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News RSS </name>
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During their trip, they met with Congressmen Ed Whitfield and Brett Guthrie, among others, asking them to support the Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310. The bill, which started the week with 118 co-sponsors, had 131 by the end of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local---Regional/Western-Kentucky/MSU-Students-Spend-Spring-Break-Lobbying-in-D-C-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama and Congress Can End Mountain-top Removal - Progressive ...</title>
    <link href="http://pdamerica.org/articles/news/2009-03-27-08-18-20-news.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-26:/commentary/4625095</id>
    <updated>2009-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Progressive Democrats of America: Chapter News </name>
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HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, already has 116 co-sponsors, and President Obama says he&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s against mining coal by &#226;&#8364;&#339;simply blowing the tops off mountains.&#226;&#8364;* Obama can make the difference, both by aggressively backing the bill and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pdamerica.org/articles/news/2009-03-27-08-18-20-news.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WattHead - Energy News and Commentary: U.S. Senators Introduce ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.watthead.org/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/7352633</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WattHead - Energy News and Commentary </name>
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The new Senate bill is a companion bill (although not quite identical) to the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House of Representatives. The House bill was introduced March 4th by Demonctrats Frank Pallone (NJ) and John ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.watthead.org/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Protection Act Gains 10 New Co-Sponsors in a Week!</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/clean-water-protection-act-gains-10-new-co-sponsors-in-a-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4882175</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
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Thanks to all who helped with the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington! We gained 10 new co-sponsors in one week! There are a few more on the way too &#226;&#8364;&#8221; let&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s keep up the good work by telling Congress to pass the Clean Water ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/clean-water-protection-act-gains-10-new-co-sponsors-in-a-week/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hightower | OBAMA &amp; CONGRESS CAN END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL</title>
    <link href="http://jimhightower.com/node/6773" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4735402</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hightower's Common-Sense Commentaries </name>
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HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, already has 116 co-sponsors, and President Obama says he&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s against mining coal by &#226;&#8364;&#339;simply blowing the tops off mountains.&#226;&#8364;* Obama can make the difference, both by aggressively backing the bill and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimhightower.com/node/6773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/press/495" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4719269</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
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The bill is a companion to the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) currently in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House bill was introduced March 4th by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) along with Congressmen Dave Reichert (R-WA) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/press/495&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/all/495" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4701494</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
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The bill is a companion to the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) currently in the U.S. House of Representatives. The House bill was introduced March 4th by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) along with Congressmen Dave Reichert (R-WA) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/all/495&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Jim Hightower | OBAMA &amp; CONGRESS CAN END MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL</title>
    <link href="http://www.jimhightower.com/node/6773" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4618068</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jim Hightower's Common-Sense Commentaries </name>
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HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, already has 116 co-sponsors, and President Obama says he&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s against mining coal by &#226;&#8364;&#339;simply blowing the tops off mountains.&#226;&#8364;* Obama can make the difference, both by aggressively backing the bill and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jimhightower.com/node/6773&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WattHead: U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Halt ...</title>
    <link href="http://watthead.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4618065</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WattHead </name>
    </author>
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The new Senate bill is a companion bill (although not quite identical) to the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in the House of Representatives. The House bill was introduced March 4th by Demonctrats Frank Pallone (NJ) and John ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watthead.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL in WEST VIRGINIA: APPALACHIAN RESTORATION ACT ...</title>
    <link href="http://westvirginiamyhomeilove.blogspot.com/2009/03/appalachian-restoration-act-s-696-clean.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/commentary/4618064</id>
    <updated>2009-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL in WEST VIRGINIA </name>
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Posted by Christine at 4:07 PM. Labels: appalachian mountains, Appalachian Restoration Act S. 696, cancer rates wv, Clean Water Protection Act H. R. 1310, coal mining wv, mountaintop removal, west virginia ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westvirginiamyhomeilove.blogspot.com/2009/03/appalachian-restoration-act-s-696-clean.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ear To The Ground: Concern about mountaintop mining appears to be ...</title>
    <link href="http://eartotheground.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/mountaintop-mining-see-httpwwwepagovregion3mtntop-as-noted-in-prior-posts-has-been-quite-controversial-because-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-24:/commentary/4618066</id>
    <updated>2009-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ear To The Ground </name>
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Also recently Representative Frank Pallone (D., N.J.) introduced H.R. 1310, which currently has 122 co-sponsors. The very short bill amends 33 U.S.C. Section 1362 in a manner that would appear to make impossible any mountaintop mining ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eartotheground.typepad.com/weblog/2009/03/mountaintop-mining-see-httpwwwepagovregion3mtntop-as-noted-in-prior-posts-has-been-quite-controversial-because-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Murray State students spend spring break lobbying in D.C. ...</title>
    <link href="http://murraystate.info/roundabout/index.php?/archives/906-Murray-State-students-spend-spring-break-lobbying-in-D.C..html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-24:/commentary/4609922</id>
    <updated>2009-03-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Roundabout Murray </name>
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Representing Murray Environmental Student Society (MESS) and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, they met with Congressmen Ed Whitfield and Brett Guthrie, among others, asking them to support the Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://murraystate.info/roundabout/index.php?/archives/906-Murray-State-students-spend-spring-break-lobbying-in-D.C..html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.696: AppalachiaRestoration Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s696/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-23:/commentary/6196519</id>
    <updated>2009-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] </name>
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    <content type="html">
joined by fellow Kentuckians Carl Shoupe, Carrie Traud and Rick Moore, was in Washington lobbying House and Senate Members on H.R. 1310 and it&amp;#39;s companion Senate Bill, the Appalachia Restoration Act (S.696). ... Source: KFTC Blog ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s696/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Mining Spews Mercury On America</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/03/20/mining-spews-mercury-on-america/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4559004</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print </name>
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    <content type="html">
H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, introduced by Representative Frank Pallone, would end that practice. Let&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s hope that this year brings a passage of that bill, which would help to put an end to the national trauma that is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2009/03/20/mining-spews-mercury-on-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>christianchange: Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/christianchange/3023.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/9521053</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Christians For Progressive Change </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... resulting in a huge amount of largely unreported ecological damage and countless ruined lives.&amp;quot; Read more. Visit this page to send a message to your representatives asking they support The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/christianchange/3023.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>christianchange: Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://christianchange.livejournal.com/3023.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4548236</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Christians For Progressive Change </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... resulting in a huge amount of largely unreported ecological damage and countless ruined lives.&quot; Read more. Visit this page to send a message to your representatives asking they support The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://christianchange.livejournal.com/3023.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bottlenose Dolphin wallpaper, Solar News, Moutaintop removal bad ...</title>
    <link href="http://tangledwing.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/bottlenose-dolphin-wallpaper-solar-news-moutaintop-removal-bad-for-people-and-the-environment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4548232</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>tangledwing </name>
    </author>
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If you have the time aand ae concerned about this issue you might encourage your Congressional rep and Senators to pass Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) . Whalin&#226;&#8364;&#8482; Palin. On Jan. 14, 2009, the Alaska governor (Sarah Palin) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tangledwing.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/bottlenose-dolphin-wallpaper-solar-news-moutaintop-removal-bad-for-people-and-the-environment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your Phone Can Save Mountains &#194;&#171; seattleDIRT</title>
    <link href="http://seattledirt.com/2009/03/19/your-phone-can-save-mountains/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-18:/commentary/4548231</id>
    <updated>2009-03-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>seattleDIRT </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s why more than 150 citizens from 25 states are taking to the halls of Congress this week to ask their representatives to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 - a bill that will rein in mountaintop removal coal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seattledirt.com/2009/03/19/your-phone-can-save-mountains/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rob Perks: No More Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/no-more-mountaintop-remov_b_176441.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4618067</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy on The Huffington Post </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We're trying to persuade Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), a bill that would close the regulatory loophole enacted by the Bush administration which allows coal companies to pollute and bury Appalachian streams ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-perks/no-more-mountaintop-remov_b_176441.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This is What a Dirty Lie looks Like &#194;&#171; Clean | Green | Sustainable</title>
    <link href="http://cleangreensustainable.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/this-is-what-a-dirty-lie-looks-like/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4537602</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clean | Green | Sustainable </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If you&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re looking to be more action-orientated, click here to write a letter to your congressional representative asking them to support the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which is one of the main strategies to stop mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cleangreensustainable.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/this-is-what-a-dirty-lie-looks-like/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Video: Deeds Speaks at Connolly's St. Patrick's Day ...</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-deeds-speaks-at-connollys-st.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4537601</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-deeds-speaks-at-connollys-st.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Super Action Wednesday!: CWPA, Youth Service, and the Obamagenda ...</title>
    <link href="http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/super-action-wednesday-cwpa-youth-service-and-the-obamagenda/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4537600</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizen Obie </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... destroying mountains to get at coal, hurting our communities, health, climate, and ecosystems, by writing and calling your congressperson, urging them to get on board HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act (CWPA) as a co-sponsor. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/super-action-wednesday-cwpa-youth-service-and-the-obamagenda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stop Mountaintop Removal &#194;&#171; Chrisy58&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/stop-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4537599</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chrisy58's Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last May, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) was introduced to the 110th Congress with 55 original co-sponsors to undo some of this damage. The bill is critical to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chrisy58.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/stop-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog: From the Inbox - Your action ...</title>
    <link href="http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-inbox-your-action-needed-on.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-17:/commentary/4528010</id>
    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Life in Small Bites Environment Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
that you want your representative to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310); -- that across the Appalachian coalfields, over 1000 miles of streams have been buried or damaged by mountaintop removal coal mining; and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anniekatec.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-inbox-your-action-needed-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://98.129.134.2/blogs/actnow/418759/stop_mountaintop_removal" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/7823593</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nation: All Weblogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last May, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) was introduced to the 110th Congress with 55 original co-sponsors to undo some of this damage. The bill is critical to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://98.129.134.2/blogs/actnow/418759/stop_mountaintop_removal&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/418759" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4579872</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nation: All Weblogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last May, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) was introduced to the 110th Congress with 55 original co-sponsors to undo some of this damage. The bill is critical to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/418759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kentucky Rep. Ed Whitfield agrees to co-sponsor the Clean Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/17/ky-rep-ed-whitfield-agrees-to-co-sponsor-the-clean-water-protection-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4559006</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Word just came in from our citizen lobbyists in Washington, D.C. that Kentucky's 1st district representative, Ed Whitfield, agreed to co-sponsor HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act! That makes the 3rd Kentucky representative to sign ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/17/ky-rep-ed-whitfield-agrees-to-co-sponsor-the-clean-water-protection-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>iLoveMountains.org &#194;&#187; Blog Archive - End Mountaintop Removal Coal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/488" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4559005</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>iLoveMountains.org </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
These citizens are meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. But these citizens need your help. That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s why today, St. Patrick&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Day, we&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re asking you and nearly 35000 other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/488&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s My Congress &#194;&#187; Bill To Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Gains ...</title>
    <link href="http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/03/17/bill-to-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-gains-wide-support/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528009</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>That's My Congress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act, introduced by Representative Frank Pallone earlier this month, is a short, simple bill. Its active section reads as following: Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thatsmycongress.com/index.php/2009/03/17/bill-to-mountaintop-removal-coal-mining-gains-wide-support/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Jeff Frederick Fights Back. Go Jeff!</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/jeff-frederick-fights-back-go-jeff.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528008</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/jeff-frederick-fights-back-go-jeff.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NKY Sierra Club Announcements: Your Phone Can Save Mountains</title>
    <link href="http://nkysierraclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/your-phone-can-save-mountains.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528007</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NKY Sierra Club Announcements </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
That's why more than 150 citizens from 25 states are taking to the halls of Congress this week to ask their representatives to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310 - a bill that will rein in mountaintop removal coal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nkysierraclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/your-phone-can-save-mountains.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Don't Destroy People To Power Homes : TreeHugger</title>
    <link href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/dont-destroy-people-power-homes.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528005</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TreeHugger </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... they are walking the halls of Congress asking representatives to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), which would outlaw the practice of &quot;valley fills&quot; - the dumping of debris from mining into nearby streams. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/dont-destroy-people-power-homes.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Protection Act Call-in Day &#194;&#171; Go Tell It On The Mountain</title>
    <link href="http://gotell.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528004</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Go Tell It On The Mountain </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will be meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act which would help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. Mountaintop removal is one of the most egregious environmental ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gotell.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stop Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/?pid=418759" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4528003</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nation: All Weblogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last May, the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310) was introduced to the 110th Congress with 55 original co-sponsors to undo some of this damage. The bill is critical to protect the quality of life for Appalachian coalfield residents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/?pid=418759&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>angrypacifist: Two months and counting until...</title>
    <link href="http://angrypacifist.livejournal.com/420121.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4518300</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ob la di ob la da... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
OH YEA. You should totally call your representative and ask them to support the Clean Water Protection Act! Clean water is a right, not a privilege! If passed, HR 1310 would reverse some of the shady doings by the Bush administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://angrypacifist.livejournal.com/420121.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Mountaintop removal removal &#194;&#171; you play you spray you spare you</title>
    <link href="http://yourbreak.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/mountaintop-removal-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-16:/commentary/4518299</id>
    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>you play you spray you spare you </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Big Coal is on the ropes, says the reporter. Today, we are asking you to contact your Representative in the U.S. Congress, asking him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourbreak.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/mountaintop-removal-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Earthbytes: Mountaintop Removal Mining &amp;amp; Clean Water: A Marriage ...</title>
    <link href="http://tennesseehawk.typepad.com/earthbytes/2009/03/mountaintop-removal-mining-clean-water-a-marriage-from-hell.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/6029190</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthbytes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will meet with staff, Representatives and Senators to deliver a simple and heartfelt message: co-sponsor and pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). Stay tuned for more blogs over the next few days and please visit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tennesseehawk.typepad.com/earthbytes/2009/03/mountaintop-removal-mining-clean-water-a-marriage-from-hell.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Protection Act call-in day &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Kentuckians For The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4826286</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will be meeting with members of Congress to gain new cosponsors and urge the passage of HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act which would protect our streams and help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Docudharma:: Ending MTR Mining With Change That Works</title>
    <link href="http://www.docudharma.com/diary/12544/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4743331</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docudharma - Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The problem with HR 1310 is that it is based on the same rule used by the EPA and Bush. Instead of clarity, we have muddy waters ripe for more years of litigation delaying the end of MTR. Patriot Daily :: Ending MTR Mining With Change ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docudharma.com/diary/12544/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://followgreen.com/2009/03/17/no-more-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4735401</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FollowGreen.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Click here to view the original article on Switchboard, from NRDC. Right now more than 150 activists from around the country are walking the halls of Congress, urging their elected leaders to end mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://followgreen.com/2009/03/17/no-more-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_rperks/~3/rScrKOTR1Qc/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4637230</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC &#8250; Rob Perks&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Right now more than 150 activists from around the country are walking the halls of Congress, urging their elected leaders to end mountaintop removal coal mining. We're trying to persuade Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_rperks/~3/rScrKOTR1Qc/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Protection Act call-in day &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Kentuckians For The ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4600505</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
They will be meeting with members of Congress to gain new cosponsors and urge the passage of HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act which would protect our streams and help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day/view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ACT: Help End Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://midwestclimate.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/act-help-end-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4589183</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Midwest Climate Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(Cross-posted from It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Getting Hot in Here, written by danawv). Just in time for St. Patrick&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Day over 130 citizen lobbyists from across the US are working to keep our beloved Appalachian Mountains green. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://midwestclimate.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/act-help-end-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Clean Water Protection Act call-in day</title>
    <link href="http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4589180</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KFTC Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We need your help to bring an end to mountaintop removal coal mining. Today. This week, two dozen KFTC members and more than 140 citizens from Appalachia and across the US will gather in our nation's capital as part of our 4th Annual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kftc.org/blog/archive/2009/03/16/clean-water-protection-act-call-in-day&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More Mountaintop Removal</title>
    <link href="http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_all/~3/rScrKOTR1Qc/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4571940</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Right now more than 150 activists from around the country are walking the halls of Congress, urging their elected leaders to end mountaintop removal coal mining. We're trying to persuade Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.nrdcfeeds.org/~r/switchboard_all/~3/rScrKOTR1Qc/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Alliance for Appalachia &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; 4th Annual End ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/end-mtr-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4559003</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Alliance for Appalachia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; March 14-18th, 2009, citizens from across the nation are coming to Washington, D.C. to ask Congress to stop mountaintop removal coal mining by supporting The Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theallianceforappalachia.org/end-mtr-week/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>No More Mountaintop Removal | EcoSilly</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecosilly.com/2009/03/16/no-more-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4528011</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>EcoSilly </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re trying to persuade Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), a bill that would close the regulatory loophole enacted by the Bush administration which allows coal companies to pollute and bury Appalachian streams ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecosilly.com/2009/03/16/no-more-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>KentuckianaGreen.com Blog | Judy Petersen | Courier-Journal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/greenblog2/2009/03/act-now-to-help-bring-end-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518298</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Judy Petersen </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Some of them will be meeting with members of Congress to urge them to co-sponsor HR 1310, the Clean Water Protection Act which would help to end mountaintop removal coal extraction. The bill was co-sponsored by KY Congressmen John ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/greenblog2/2009/03/act-now-to-help-bring-end-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Urge Your Representative To Co-Sponsor HR 1310, The Clean Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/urge-your-representative-to-co-sponsor-hr-1310-the-clean-water-protection-act-to-end-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518296</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizen Obie </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This weekend and next couple days, March 14th-18th activists have been gathering in DC to lobby their congresspeople to end mountaintop removal by getting on board as co-sponsors of HR 1310, the CWPA, which would designate mining waste ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/urge-your-representative-to-co-sponsor-hr-1310-the-clean-water-protection-act-to-end-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Major Endorsements for McAuliffe and Deeds</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/major-endorsements-for-mcauliffe-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518295</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/major-endorsements-for-mcauliffe-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Saving Appalachia&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Streams in DC! &#194;&#171; It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Getting Hot In Here</title>
    <link href="http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/03/16/saving-appalachias-streams-in-dc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518294</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>It's Getting Hot In Here </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re here to support the Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310 &#226;&#8364;&#8220;which would stop mining companies from dumping millions of town of blown up mountaintop removal wasted into our streams. We&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve hit the ground running with appointments ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/03/16/saving-appalachias-streams-in-dc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Switchboard, from NRDC :: Rob Perks's Blog :: No More Mountaintop ...</title>
    <link href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518293</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Switchboard, from NRDC </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We're trying to persuade Congress to pass the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310), a bill that would close the regulatory loophole enacted by the Bush administration which allows coal companies to pollute and bury Appalachian streams ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rperks/no_more_mountaintop_removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Barefoot and Progressive: ACTION! Help end Mountaintop Removal today</title>
    <link href="http://barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com/2009/03/action-help-end-mountaintop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518292</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Barefoot and Progressive </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Today, we are asking you to contact your Representative in the U.S. Congress, asking him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. Help make sure all members of Congress hear from us. Use the form to the right to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com/2009/03/action-help-end-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Americans from Across the U.S. Ask Congress to Support the Clean ...</title>
    <link href="http://yubanet.com/usa/Americans-from-Across-the-U-S-Ask-Congress-to-Support-the-Clean-Water-Protection-Act.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4518290</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YubaNet.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
16, 2009 - March 14-18th, 2009, citizens from across the nation are coming to Washington, D.C. to ask Congress to stop mountaintop removal coal mining by supporting The Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1310). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/Americans-from-Across-the-U-S-Ask-Congress-to-Support-the-Clean-Water-Protection-Act.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Green Diary Rescue &amp; Open Thread</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/HcZ2WZZeOLA/708995" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-15:/commentary/4508392</id>
    <updated>2009-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse argued in Ending MTR Mining With Change That Works that a bill gaining popularity in the Congess and some environmental groups, H.R. 1310, fails effectively to address the problem, which &quot;is that it is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/HcZ2WZZeOLA/708995&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Green Diary Rescue &amp; Open Thread</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/HcZ2WZZeOLA/708995" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-14:/commentary/5615850</id>
    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse argued in Ending MTR Mining With Change That Works that a bill gaining popularity in the Congess and some environmental groups, H.R. 1310, fails effectively to address the problem, which &quot;is that it is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/HcZ2WZZeOLA/708995&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ending MTR Mining With Change That Works</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/15/223014/784/972/707895" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-14:/commentary/4548234</id>
    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Mountaintop removal mining dumps tons of waste into streams and eco systems that are literally killed by suffocation. Mining companies claim their euphemistic &quot;valley fills&quot; are an industry necessity because it would be too expensive to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/15/223014/784/972/707895&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Third Sunday of Lent</title>
    <link href="http://ecojustice.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/third-sunday-of-lent/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-14:/commentary/4548233</id>
    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NCC Eco-Justice Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This year, we invite you to include as part of your Lenten practices to consider your impact upon God&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Creation &#226;&#8364;&#8220; and what steps you can take in your own life to bring yourself back into relationship with it. Each Sunday, we will send ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecojustice.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/third-sunday-of-lent/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Why McAuliffe?</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-mcauliffe.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-14:/commentary/4508393</id>
    <updated>2009-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/why-mcauliffe.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sierra Club Allegheny Group &#194;&#187; Ashley Judd Discusses Mountain Top ...</title>
    <link href="http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1009" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-13:/commentary/4501131</id>
    <updated>2009-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sierra Club Allegheny Group </name>
    </author>
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At the core of Ms. Judd&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s message is the need to stop MTR by enacting the Clean Water Protection Act HR 1310. This act would prevent mining companies from dumping the mining waste into streams and rivers. Its wording is very simple: &#226;&#8364;&#339;To ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alleghenysc.org/?p=1009&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blue Virginia: Best of YouTube: &quot;More than a Feeling&quot; Cover</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
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Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/best-of-youtube-more-than-feeling-cover.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>L&#196;&#171;v from Paradise: Help end mountaintop removal coal mining!</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>L&#299;v from Paradise </name>
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Contact your member of Congress today and ask them to cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1310, which can help protect our streams and communities from the devastating effects of mountaintop removal coal mining. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yarvana.blogspot.com/2009/03/help-end-mountaintop-removal-coal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;I am calling to ask Representative ______ to help end the destruction of the water and communities of Appalachia, and the water of all those downstream, by becoming a co-sponsor of HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/all/486&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4518297</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Environmental, Health and Safety News </name>
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Good bye farmers market &#183; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act &#183; Massive &quot;global warming attack&quot; &#183; Florida to Charge Bottled Water Companies by the G... FREE OSHA training &#183; Process safety management cours&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehsmanager.blogspot.com/2009/03/mit-back-in-game-with-fast-charge.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental, Health and Safety News: From a bad idea spurs more</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4501132</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental, Health and Safety News </name>
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Good bye farmers market &#183; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act &#183; Massive &quot;global warming attack&quot; &#183; Florida to Charge Bottled Water Companies by the G... FREE OSHA training &#183; Process safety management cours&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehsmanager.blogspot.com/2009/03/from-bad-idea-spurs-more.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>flow &#194;&#187; Congress Reintroduces Clean Water Act</title>
    <link href="http://willduggan.me/wordpress/?p=868" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>flow </name>
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The bill, HR 1310, would amend the Clean Water Act and reinstate a prohibition that prevents mining companeis and other industries from dumping mass amounts of solid industrial wastes (in the case of mountaintop removal, rock and dirt) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://willduggan.me/wordpress/?p=868&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clean Water and Ending Mountaintop Removal &#194;&#171; NCC Eco-Justice Weblog</title>
    <link href="http://ecojustice.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/clean-water-and-ending-mountaintop-removal/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4470391</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NCC Eco-Justice Weblog </name>
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This year, the week is focused on the recently introduced Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1310. On Tuesday, March 17th, there is going to be a National Call In Day, in support of the people in DC, calling for an end to Mountaintop ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecojustice.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/clean-water-and-ending-mountaintop-removal/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blue Virginia: Head of National GOP: Abortion is an &quot;Individual ...</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/head-of-national-gop-abortion-is.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-11:/commentary/4470390</id>
    <updated>2009-03-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
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Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/head-of-national-gop-abortion-is.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Later Today on Daily Kos -- Ashley Judd Live Q and A</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/11/707153/-Later-Today-on-Daily-KosAshley-Judd-Live-Q-and-A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/9521052</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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As for DT, he&amp;#39;s backing H.R. 1310, as can be seen here. Don&amp;#39;t tell me what you believe. Tell me what you do and I&amp;#39;ll tell you what you believe. by Meteor Blades on Wed Mar 11, 2009 at 10:24:06 AM PDT. [ Parent ] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/11/707153/-Later-Today-on-Daily-KosAshley-Judd-Live-Q-and-A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Daily Kos: Ashley Judd: Q and A Live</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/11/16842/7928/530/707296" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/8726391</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Q: The Clean Water Protection Act has been reintroduced this year as H.R. 1310. Many look to this bill as a way to stop MTR, but there are some who see the wording in the CWPA as just as vague and prone to judicial interpretation as the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/3/11/16842/7928/530/707296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Ashley Judd: Q and A Live</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/onoy4wiC6gE/707296" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/5006661</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Q: The Clean Water Protection Act has been reintroduced this year as H.R. 1310. Many look to this bill as a way to stop MTR, but there are some who see the wording in the CWPA as just as vague and prone to judicial interpretation as the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/onoy4wiC6gE/707296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4470389</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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HR1310 Clean Water Protection Act on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SIS-388 International Environmental Politics: Action Against ...</title>
    <link href="http://sis388.blogspot.com/2009/03/action-against-mountaintop-removal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457516</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SIS-388 International Environmental Politics </name>
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We are having a call in day to support the 150+ citizens who will be in Washington next week lobbying for the Clean Water Protection Act HR 1310 -- if you have an action alert list, or just a list of interested people or list-servs who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sis388.blogspot.com/2009/03/action-against-mountaintop-removal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ashley Judd: Q and A Live | NewsObama.org</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457507</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NewsObama.org - the Obama-sphere feed </name>
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Later Today on Daily Kos -- Ashley Judd Live Q and A &#183; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act &#183; Ashley Judd Speaks up for the Mountains -- on Daily Kos &#183; Don't Drill, Baby. Don't Drill. Get to Know Your Government AC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loquella.net/glubook/?q=story/ashley-judd-q-and-a-live&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Clean Water Protection Act: Marcy Kaptur Not a Co-Sponsor ...</title>
    <link href="http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/clean-water-protection-act-marcy-kaptur-not-a-co-sponsor/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457506</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Citizen Obie </name>
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End Mountaintop Removal Week begins on the 14th, but it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s not too early to tell our very own Marcy Kaptur to become a co-sponsor of the Clean Water Protection Act. The CWPA, H.R. 1310, will reinvigorate clean water standards nationwide ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizenobie.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/clean-water-protection-act-marcy-kaptur-not-a-co-sponsor/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Blue Virginia: Washington Post: Cook Over Moon in Fairfax</title>
    <link href="http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/washington-post-cook-over-moon.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457504</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
    </author>
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Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! President Obama's Latest Weekly Address &#183; FIght for Your Rights, Jeff! Kaine, Cantor on Sunday Morning Talk Shows &#183; Save the Gulf Branch Nature Center &#183; Unions, Yes! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/washington-post-cook-over-moon.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Daily Kos: Ashley Judd: Q and A Live</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/onoy4wiC6gE/707296" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-10:/commentary/4457503</id>
    <updated>2009-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Q: The Clean Water Protection Act has been reintroduced this year as H.R. 1310. Many look to this bill as a way to stop MTR, but there are some who see the wording in the CWPA as just as vague and prone to judicial interpretation as the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/onoy4wiC6gE/707296&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wonk Room &#194;&#187; The WonkLine: March 11, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/03/11/wonk-031109/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4501129</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wonk Room </name>
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Thank you so much for cosponsoring the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310), which was introduced by Congressman Pallone (D-NJ), along with Congressmen Reichert (D-WA) and Yarmuth (D-KY). The bill already has more than 117 cosponsors in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/03/11/wonk-031109/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wonk Room &#194;&#187; Live Q&amp;A With Rep. Donna Edwards: Energy, Climate, And ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4480478</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Q (JW Randolph): Will you help us pass the Clean Water Protection Act (HR 1310) in 2009 by pushing the Water Resources Subcommittee and T&amp;I Committee to hold hearings on HR 1310 and mountaintop removal coal-mining? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/03/11/donna-edwards-chat/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Saving Mountaintops - Thinking Outside - News That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Fit For The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-09:/commentary/4457505</id>
    <updated>2009-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill has been re-introduced into Congress as HR 1310, and already has 116 cosponsors. Coal mining is pretty much always a dirty job, and mountaintop removal is the process at its very worst. Levelling the top of a mountain and then ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://skinnymoose.com/thinkingoutside/?p=1736&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Late afternoon/early evening open thread</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4600506</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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What you missed on Sunday Kos .... DarkSyde brilliantly wove together the biography of Johannes Kepler, the scientific history of star-gazing speculation and the modern-day physics that forged the basis for the launch of NASA's current ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/9/172032/2416/347/706478&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News Factor: News, opinion, current events &#226;&#8364;&#8221; a rewarding news ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4457513</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... Book review: Greg Mitchell's &quot;Why Obama Won&quot; &#183; Midday Open Thread &#183; America's Lost Decade &#183; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act &#183; Kepler Rises &#183; Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up &amp;middot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://novus2.com/wordpress/?p=3548&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AMERICAN NONSENSE &#194;&#187; Late afternoon/early evening open thread</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4457511</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Devilstower reminded us once again of the horrors of mountaintop removal mining, and gave us an outlet for action to fight it in HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act. After getting in his licks against the Masters of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americannonsense.com/?p=21481&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental, Health and Safety News: HR 1310: Return of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://ehsmanager.blogspot.com/2009/03/hr-1310-return-of-clean-water.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-08:/commentary/4457500</id>
    <updated>2009-03-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Environmental, Health and Safety News </name>
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The bill&#226;&#8364;&#8220;HR 1310&#226;&#8364;&#8220;was introduced by Reps Frank Pallone (D-NJ), John Yarmuth of (D-KY), and Dave Reichert of (R-WA). Still, there's something funny about that table cosponsors. Where are the rest of the Democrats? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehsmanager.blogspot.com/2009/03/hr-1310-return-of-clean-water.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blue Virginia: Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now!</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluevirginia.us/2009/03/pass-h-r-1310-and-stop-mountaintop.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/5569678</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blue Virginia </name>
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Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! This bill (the Clean Water Protection Act), aims to stop the heinous practice known as &quot;mountaintop removal&quot; (MTR) coal mining. The bill already has 116 co-sponsors in the House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluevirginia.us/2009/03/pass-h-r-1310-and-stop-mountaintop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=13109" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4589179</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Just over half the electricity generated in the United States comes from burning coal. If you're concerned about climate change (and who wouldn't be?) that figure alone is alarming. However, while it will take big changes nationally to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=13109&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>PoliTrix &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.popmartian.com/politrix/2009/03/hr-1310-return-of-the-clean-water-protection-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4528006</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PoliTrix </name>
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HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act. Just over half the electricity generated in the United States comes from burning coal. If you&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re concerned about climate change (and who wouldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t be?) that figure alone is alarming. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popmartian.com/politrix/2009/03/hr-1310-return-of-the-clean-water-protection-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AMERICAN NONSENSE &#194;&#187; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-07:/commentary/4528002</id>
    <updated>2009-03-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AMERICAN NONSENSE </name>
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Contributing Editor Devilstower wrote about a piece of important coal-related legislation, HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act: &quot;Fortunately, there's a quick fix. In the last congress, New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/R3FxuNUhtkE/706213&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just over half the electricity generated in the United States comes from burning coal. If you're concerned about climate change (and who wouldn't be?) that figure alone is alarming. However, while it will take big changes nationally to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loquella.net/glubook/?q=story/hr-1310-return-clean-water-protection-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act - Just over half the electricity generated in the United States comes from burning coal. If you're concerned about climate change (and who wouldn't be?) th... 22 minutter siden ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lille-rod.blogspot.com/2009/03/gratulerer-med-dagen.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act March 8, 2009. Kepler Rises March 8, 2009. Mankind's most ambitious mission to find habitable planets orbiting distant stars roared into the night sky from Cape Canaveral, Florida, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leftagenda.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/fox-news-we-distort-the-news-you-subside/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Gigantic Cross Strikes Houston Skyline &#183; America's Lost Decade &#183; Daylight saving time &#183; Kepler Rises &#183; Like O'Reilly, Hannity misrepresented Obama remark to falsely claim he made a &quot;campaign promise&quot; to allow &amp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thirdhelix.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/recovery-through-ambition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Pass H. R. 1310 and Stop Mountaintop Removal Now! This bill (the Clean Water Protection Act), aims to stop the heinous practice known as &quot;mountaintop removal&quot; (MTR) coal mining. The bill already has 116 co-sponsors in the House of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluevablog.blogspot.com/2009/03/pass-h-r-1310-and-stop-mountaintop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Coming up on Sunday Kos &#226;&#8364;&#166;. Devilstower will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as HR 1310 in the new Congress. brownsox will provide a rundown of the recent madness in the March 31 Congressional race in NY-20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popmartian.com/politrix/2009/03/late-afternoonearly-evening-open-thread-107/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Coming up on Sunday Kos .... Devilstower will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as HR 1310 in the new Congress. brownsox will provide a rundown of the recent madness in the March 31 Congressional race in NY-20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=13102&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Devilstower will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as H.R. 1310 in the new Congress. brownsox will provide a rundown of the recent madness in the March 31 Congressional race in NY-20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americannonsense.com/?p=21419&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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*Devilstower* will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as H.R. 1310 in the new Congress. ... distributorcap NY &#183; They cannot quit him - Sometimes events just write their own scripts The Limbaughian Candidate Return of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mythandhope.blogspot.com/2009/03/sacrifice-of-george-w-bush.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Coming up on Sunday Kos .... Devilstower will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as HR 1310 in the new Congress. brownsox will provide a rundown of the recent madness in the March 31 Congressional race in NY-20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/7/124038/3219/35/705757&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Coming up on Sunday Kos &#226;&#8364;&#166;. Devilstower will look at the rebirth of the Clean Water Protection Act as HR 1310 in the new Congress. brownsox will provide a rundown of the recent madness in the March 31 Congressional race in NY-20. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.popmartian.com/politrix/2009/03/late-afternoonearly-evening-open-thread-106/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Just last week, the bill HR 1310, which will effectively ban mountaintop removal/valley fill mining, was introduced to the House by Rep. Frank Pallone [NJ], Rep. John Yarmuth [KY] and Rep. Reichert [WA-R], with 116 co-sponsors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amountainjourney.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/the-fight-against-mtr-round-up-4/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A bill introduced yesterday would reverse a Bush administration regulation that re-classified a host of solid waste materials, including mining wastes, as &quot;fill.&quot; This authorized the US Army Corps of Engineers to permit those wastes to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/House-bill-would-reverse-Bush-administration-regulation-reclassifiing-mining-wastes-as-fill.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On March 4th 2009, Congressmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ), John Yarmuth (D-KY), and Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced H.R. 1310 with 117 original co-sponsors in the 111th Congress; that&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s more than twice what it had at the beginning of last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ilovemountains.org/news/476&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KbaLT7uVMoi02AX1xeHJCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG_gwCw-YEtN_rvBMyqvSZafpy-LQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=yxSLT_PbGIqA2wWfr5TaCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFMYOsrTktoYnB4yHwpGOB9tyocFQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XGaKT_fWG8je2AWRzIy4CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHKn8Izfi9qj93IA7p9Yw4jZKmOPA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UMWJT-XqLOPe2AWD7YXMCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNwz50UKYHGkMNPztCvLjKgdi7zQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1310 Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1310/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=bRSJT7LWI6PO2wXz5YHSCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGju_sNVe5M5GW1O2NaZf53FgwT2A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Daily Kos. NY-20: The Science of Republican Stonewalling &#183; Book review: Greg Mitchell's &quot;Why Obama Won&quot; &#183; Midday Open Thread &#183; America's Lost Decade &#183; HR 1310: Return of the Clean Water Protection Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://collindemsnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/whos-republican-partys-real-leader.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 1310, The Clean Water Protection Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515439.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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