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Alaska tribe opposes asbestos
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2000

Fort Yukon tribal leaders are planning to oppose a decision by the state of Alaska to allow the Air Force to bury asbestos debris in a landfill near their village.

The Air Force demolished several buildings and applied for a permit to bury the debris in steel containers about a mile away from the village. But the tribal council is concered about groundwater contamination, scavenging animals, and whether or not the debris might resurface after burial

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Tribes to oppose asbestos burial (AP 9/23)