Comment EI-19481
Received or sent (printed as 1/7/2013)
Regarding the proposed rail line and shipment of Montana coal to the Pacific NW for export to Asia, I have great concerns about public health and environmental quality, both locally and globally. Any environmental impact statement evaluating the Montana project really should include effects literally down the line". My passion is birds. Please consider what migrating and endemic local populations of passerines and other small birds would be disrupted, as they are the food for the raptors who also may be living there year round, or at least migrate through in fall and spring. The quality of life for all living things, including humans, I believe will be negatively impacted by this tremendous volume of trains carrying coal. It truly is the time in the world to move to clean energy, and away from fossil fuels. The impact of the burning of this much coal on the global environment MUST be included in the evaluation of this project. Thank you so much for considering my concerns."
Submitted by: Robin Leavy
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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