Comment EI-19021
Received or sent (printed as 11/12/2012)
The Tongue River Valley is one of my favorite places in Montana. This pristine, isolated agricultural valley has provided a sustainable way of life for thousands of years. The Native Americans before us and now ranchers and farmers. This beautiful, thriving valley is an important piece of Montana just as it is. Construction of the Tongue River Railroad would destroy the Tongue River Valley. Farms and Ranches would be sundered. Ground water would be polluted. The clear, clean air would be fouled. Outside of the Tongue River Valley dirty coal trains coming out of the mines would clog rail lines. The shipment of sustainable agriculture products from Montana would be displaced. Communities big and small would be impacted by coal dust, noise and diesel fumes. Rail crossings would be blocked for extended periods of time, slowing the movement of school busses and emergency vehicles. World wide the impact of digging, hauling and burning all that coal transported by the railroad would contribute horribly to global warming. You must do a complete Environmental Impact Statement that considers Global Warming and the economic impacts this railroad will have on the sustainable agriculture of the Tongue River Valley. Please do non approve this railroad. thanks. Tom Kilmer. Native of Montana. I live in Helena but have a deep appreciation for the beauty of the Tongue River Valley and the people who live and work on it's farms and ranches.
Submitted by: Thomas Kilmer · Helena, Montana
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