Greetings! 

The first public meeting of the newly-formed Board of Water Quality, Oil and Gas will be held on Tuesday, October 16th in Nashville. Join SOCM E3 Organizer Parker Laubach at the meeting and tell the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) that citizen's voices matter!

Last week, Nashville's News Channel 5 discovered that TDEC's point person for public comments, Mike Burton, called public comments that oppose hydraulic fracturing (fracking) "stupid." Click here for the story by News Channel 5. Attend Tuesday's meeting to tell TDEC Burton's attitude and comments are unacceptable.

Recently, TDEC issued very loose regulations for fracking, despite suggestions from citizen groups, such as SOCM, and comments from the public. See the news story here. The new Board of Water Quality, Oil and Gas was formed, in part, to address fracking in our state.

What: Public Meeting of Board of Water Quality, Oil and Gas

When: Tuesday, October 16th, 10 a.m. CT

Where: 17th Floor Conference Room, L&C Tower, 401 Church Street, Nashville

Contact Parker for more information concerning the meeting and to become involved in the fight for tighter regulations on fracking in Tennessee. Parker can be reached at parker@socm.org or at the Knoxville office at 865-249-7488.