Faced with Senate efforts to gut the Clean Air Act and give the worst polluters a free pass, people from across the country are raising their voices in opposition.

So far, Repower America supporters have sent over 7,000 letters to the editor to their local newspapers and many have been published.

These letters are an effective way to raise public awareness and persuade elected officials and their staff, who pay close attention to the newspapers in their state, to reject the Dirty Air Act.

Here are just a few excerpts from some of the published letters Repower America supporters have sent.

Tim Peterson from Billings Montana writes in the Billings Gazette: “I want my senators, Max Baucus and John Tester, to know that I will be watching how they vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s amendment attacking the Clean Air Act [...] A vote for this Dirty Air Act is a vote for backroom deals and polluters.”

Lonny Peet from Madison, Wisconsin writes in The Cap Times: “Instead of looking for ways to delay action, our senators should be working to pass clean energy and climate legislation that demonstrates true American leadership, creates jobs for our economy, makes our nation more secure and reduces pollution.”

Bob Paleck from Vernonia, Oregon writes in The Daily Astorian: “After attending U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s town hall meeting in Vernonia yesterday, I’m assured that he can be counted on to defeat this arrogant attempt to hamstring federal efforts to clean up the power industry.”

We can’t let the fossil fuel lobby strip away the strongest tool we have to limit carbon pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.

Join hundreds of others and write your own letter to the editor.