Ellison Co-Sponsors Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act

On Earth Day, April 22, Rep. Keith Ellison was listed in a story in The Nation about co-sponsors of a bill "to protect Appalachian families and communities from mountaintop removal."

Ellison is one of 24 House and Senate members who support the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act.

According to a thenation.com story, "Preliminary laboratory tests, using air samples from areas where people are living in Appalachia, show mountaintop removal mining dust kills heart cells and impairs vascular function."

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On Sunday, Ellison tweeted:

1978–2011, CEO pay grew more than 725%, more than stock market & more than annual pay of private-sector worker, which grew 5.7%

What do you think about the Appalachian Community Health Emergency Act and Ellison's Sunday tweet? Tell us in the comments.