Please join us by signing our petition either electronically or print it out, gather signatures and return it to us.
25,000 hazardous waste filled railcars pass through Montana each year, on track that may not meet federal rail standards.
More toxic chemicals are released per person in Montana than anywhere else in the nation.
On April 11th, 1996, the second largest chlorine spill, and the largest mixed chemical release in railroad history took place right here in rural Montana -The Last Best Place. We know first hand the long term physical, financial, and emotional devastation that chemical exposure can create.
The
physical damage that can be done to a human being in a few short minutes
of exposure to a toxic plume is irreversible. The continuing tragedy
lies in the
reality that hundreds of men, women, and children who were home asleep
in their beds are now left with physical impairments for the rest of their
lives. Respiratory disease, memory loss, vision impairment, nerve damage,
balance disorders, migraines, gastrointestinal disease, chronic joint
pain, auto immune diseases, such as; CFIDS, fibromyalgia, lupus, and arthritis,
are debilitating many of the survivors of the 1996 Montana Rail Link chemical
disaster.
Railroad
accident prevention is imperative to protect our children, our quality
of life, and our environment from permanent damage through chemical contamination.
Many Montanans have been forced to relocate because of the existing chemical
contamination of their homes, property, and environment from the Montana
Rail Link chemical spill.
Please consider this Montana tragedy and realize what we havelearned the hard way; once a chemical is released, the consequences can be incalculable.
Please
join us by signing our petition either electronically
or print it out, gather signatures and return
it to us.
Circulate the petition and this URL among your friends,
co-workers, church, school, and community organizations to help collect
signatures from Montanans and all Americans who want to prevent toxic
waste contamination of Montana.
We need no more chemical disasters in Montana, and
with your assistance, ACCEH will work towards the goal that not one
more child will ever suffer the irreversible ill health effects of
another hazardous chemical release.
Our goal is to have the written petitions returned back to the ACCEH office by July 30th, 1998.