<div class='node-body'><p>Recognizing the mounting<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/mountaintop-removal-moratorium-now-campaign_b_895472.html" target="_blank"> humanitarian crisis </a>from <a href="http://reckoninginappalachia.com/" target="_blank">mountaintop removal mining</a> in the Appalachian coalfields, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) joined Congressional representatives from across the nation today and <a href="http://www.stoptheache.org/ACHEActPressRelease.html" target="_blank">introduced </a>H.R. 5959, The Appalachian Communities Health Emergency (ACHE) Act.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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