Comment EI-19773
Received or sent (printed as 1/10/2013)
I respectfully request that you do not approve the new, last-minute route change to the proposed Tongue River Railroad without first accepting new public comment on the proposal, holding a public hearing in Colstrip, and -- most importantly -- analyzing the effects that climate change will have on Montana and the entire country when all of the proposed coal is mined, transported across the country, shipped to Asia, and burned. I have seen satellite imagery of the plume of smoke from coal-burning facilities in China that drift directly over Montana. Not only is this pollution a climate change issue, it is a public health issue as it contains mercury, lead, and other dangerous substances. The proposed change in the Tongue River Railroad route does nothing to change these serious problems. They must be addressed to protect the health and livelihood of Montanans. Thank you.
Submitted by: Amy Hoitsma · Bozeman, Montana
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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