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Stop the fish kills!


On the campaign trail, Gov. Chris Christie talked about how he wanted to clean up Barnegat Bay and crack down on pollution from Oyster Creek nuclear power plant.

Well, now is his chance. New Jersey environmental regulators are considering issuing new rules that would require the plant to clean up its act and install technology that would stop the massive fish kills.

But the plant and its out-of-state owners are fighting these new protections every step of the way. Please sign the petition to Gov. Christie to tell him to stop the fish kills and support protecting the Barnegat Bay.



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Sign the petition:


Dear Gov. Christie,

Every day, 1.4 billion gallons of Barnegat Bay water are sucked into the 40-year old cooling system of Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, devastating the health of Barnegat Bay and the marine creatures who live there. Over 13 million fish and shellfish -- such as blue crabs, striped bass and flounder -- are killed each year, as well as billions of fish and shellfish eggs and larvae. And each year, the plant dumps over 200 tons of chlorine into the Bay.

Please protect the Barnegat Bay by requiring the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to promptly clean up its act and install a closed-cycle cooling system, which will reduce the water intake by at least 70 percent and stop the massive number of fish kills. Please consider this as a public comment for NJPDES Permit Number: NJ0005550.

Sincerely,

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