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After two hours of robust opposition, thousands of

After two hours of robust opposition, thousands of letters, and countless phone calls and meetings, unfortunately SB 71 has passed. Stay tuned for next steps when we will need you again to talk directly to our Governor to stop this terrible bill from being signed into law. Do you see how your House Rep voted?

We only have TWO more days to CALL, EMAIL, SHARE.

We only have TWO more days to CALL, EMAIL, SHARE. SB 71 will be on the House Floor for a vote tomorrow and we MUST keep telling our House Reps NO on SB 71! They are hearing you. Their voicemails are full of Alabamians telling them to vote no - keep calling, keep emailing, keep sharing! Please tell our legislators that the most important thing they can do to protect Alabama's water quality this session is to vote NO on SB 71! CALL. EMAIL. SHARE. We've made it super easy for you below in comments and at our link in bio!

#SB71 #ALPolitics #AlabamaRivers #DefendRivers #AlabamaHouse

UPDATE! SB 71 will be on the House Floor for a vot

UPDATE! SB 71 will be on the House Floor for a vote on TUESDAY. We know there are a lot of important bills and action alerts out there right now, but we need you to keep calling, keep emailing, keep sharing. Please tell our legislators that the most important thing they can do to protect Alabama's water quality this session is to vote NO on SB 71! CALL. EMAIL. SHARE.

Tons of info at link in bio.

Pssst. It's working! Our legislators are realizing

Pssst. It's working! Our legislators are realizing that the most important thing they can do to protect water in this session is to vote NO on SB 71, the terrible bill that threatens the state's ability to protect Alabamians from toxic chemicals. This bill will NOT be voted on this week. Whew! Your calls, emails, and demands for protection of our water are being heard. Stay tuned next week in case it is "picked" for the House Floor then, but for now, THANK YOU THANK YOU for letting your elected officials know what is important to you - the health of your communities and the health of our shared environment!

You can keep the phones ringing and the emails sending of course! More info can be found at our bio.

We've been asking a lot lately, but this is *that*

We've been asking a lot lately, but this is *that* important. Even if you've already called, please call again! Your voices are being heard as many House members on both sides of the aisle are against this bill on behalf of Alabamians, but some are still siding with the polluting industries. Tell YOUR House Rep to vote with Alabamians - NO on SB 71! Check the bio for ways to take action. AND SHARE! Thank you so much for telling your legislators to protect our water!

#DefendRivers #WaterIsLife #AlabamaRivers #SB71 #AlabamiansOverPolluters

MORE ABOUT SB 71 from Alabama Political Reporter.

MORE ABOUT SB 71 from Alabama Political Reporter. See the full article from our bio.

Cindy Lowry, executive director of the Alabama Rivers Alliance, told lawmakers her opposition to the bill was shaped by her own family’s experience with cancer.

Lowry said doctors were never able to point to a single direct cause of her father’s illness. Still, they could identify environmental exposures that increased risk—the same type of evidence she said SB71 would effectively exclude.

“This bill would require ADEM to find out what directly causes human diseases like cancer,” Lowry said. “That is not sound science. That is impossible science. All public health and environmental protections are based on risk assessments.”

Lowry warned that requiring proof of direct causation would delay protections until harm had already occurred, limiting the state’s ability to act proactively. She said the bill would place too much authority in federal hands, instead of allowing Alabama to respond to local conditions.

This is what Alabamians are up against in the legi

This is what Alabamians are up against in the legislature. Tell YOUR representatives they represent YOU, not big business, and NOT Manufacture Alabama! Follow the links in bio to tell your House Rep NO On SB 71 that only benefits the polluting industries - NOT Alabamians!

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There is a bill (SB71) rocketing through the Alabama Legislature right now that would roll back protections against toxic pollution. ⁠
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If passed, Alabamians would be exposed to more known cancer-causing chemicals.⁠
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The people of Alabama want their fish to be safer to eat, not toxic. ⁠
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Unfortunately, it seems there’s too much big money behind this bill, some of it coming all the way from DC. Big government and big business are conspiring against you again. ⁠
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Remind the people we elected that they work for you and not monied interests. ⁠
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BAD NEWS: Despite more than 1,000 emails, phone ca

BAD NEWS: Despite more than 1,000 emails, phone calls and personal visits from concerned communities and partners across the state, SB 71 passed the Senate late yesterday after MUCH discussion.

NEXT STOP: House Agriculture and Forestry Committee TOMORROW (Thursday, February 5)

SB 71, a harmful bill backed by polluting industries, threatens Alabama's ability to protect our water, our air and our soil.

CALL! CALL! CALL! your House Member and let them know you are a constituent, and a voter, and that you want them to vote NO on SB 71! Tell their staff, leave a message, let your voice be heard you want Alabama's rivers and streams protected! (They will be hearing the Senate Bill that passed, SB 71, rather than the previous HB 162).

Find your House Rep and their phone number from the link in bio, along with everything you would ever want to know about this terrible bill for Alabama's rivers and streams!

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