Comment EI-19857
Received or sent (printed as 1/11/2013)
Docket No. FD 30186 I am very concerned regarding the application for the proposed Tongue River Railroad. Due to a recent change in the route that would go through Colstrip, instead of Miles City, a public hearing is warranted in Colstrip and the comment period should be reopened. Also, the likelihood of transport of additional coal beyond that in the Otter Creek Mine warrants further investigation into the pollution effects, negative impacts on agriculture, and transportation effects on communities along the transport line. I am requesting that the review be halted and further investigation be conducted due to the recent changes in the transportation route, incomplete information provided on the intended scope of the proposal, and the pollution effects to be imposed on communities in Montana and Washington state and especially those communities along the transportation route.
Submitted by: Patti Steinmuller · Gallatin Gateway, 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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