Comment EI-19234
Received or sent (printed as 1/5/2013)
What pulic need or convenience would the proposed rail line meet? What would be the impact on property values? How would the farming/ranching in the valley be impacted? What provisions would be made to prevent flooding? Will wildlife be adversely affected. will wildlife coridors wbe provided? What are the potential health impacts for the residents of the valley? Will childhood problems of asthma and other health issues be affected? The impacts of noise on the valley inhabitants should be throughly studied. What measures will be made to reduce the impacts? How much will the proposed railway affect the economics of citizens of the valley? Will taxes rise because of infrastructure needs? Will traffic be impacted? Will needed repairs and new facilities, such as overpasses be required? Whjo will pay for the needed changes? Will the safety and health of the people be impacted by delays in police, fire and health assistance? What meassures will be taken to eliminate the polution arising from the effects of coal dust and diesel fuel. Will the pollution be concentrated because of thermal changes in the atmosphere? Will the climate of the world be changed because of the burning of the fossil fuel in China? Who, other than Arch Coal, will benefit by the project? Will those benefits outweigh the harm done?
Submitted by: Jude Armstrong · Hoquiam, Washington
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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