Comment EI-19865
Received or sent (printed as 1/11/2013)
The scope of the EIS for the proposed Tongue River Railroad needs to include an analysis of the impacts to all wildlife. A Baseline analysis needs to be conducted to determine what species exist in the area and the population levels for those species. The cumulative impacts of the coal mines and the railroad need to be considered. The impacts of burning the coal in Asia needs to be considered as an indirect impact. The climate change impacts will have huge consequences and need to be considered. In addition, the EIS must consider the impacts of increased train traffic on communities along the rail between Miles City and the ports in Washington State. Thank you for your consideration.
Submitted by: John Meyer · Cottonwood Environmental Law Center · 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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