Comment EI-19343
Received or sent (printed as 1/5/2013)
I oppose building this coal-hauling line, based on several environmental threats it would cause. The coal dust from transport and diesel exhaust are pollution hazards for the earth and for the people and creatures who breathe along the line's path. Train noise and increased traffic inconveniences would also negatively impact quality of life. This proposed railroad is not for the “public convenience and necessity” which is what is required in order for a body to get the power of eminent domain and condemnation authority. This railroad would serve only one coal company giant, Arch Coal, which intends to sell the coal to China and other Asian countries. Please do not go forward with this project.
Submitted by: Patricia Ann Scott · Seattle, 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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