Mississippi governor asks EPA to block Choctaws from new casino

Friday, August 27, 2010  

Gov. Haley Barbour (R) is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to stop the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians from building a new casino.

Barbour claims the new facility will harm groundwater in the area. He said the EPA's regional office found problems with the wastewater system.

"[T]he slot parlor as planned will not live up to federal environmental standards," Barbour said in the letter.

The tribe operates two casinos at its headquarters in Philadelphia. The new facility is about 80 miles away but is still considered a part of the reservation.

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Gov. Barbour asks EPA to block casino construction in Jones County (The Neshoba Democrat 8/26)
Mississippi governor wants EPA to stop casino (AP 8/26)
Barbour asks EPA to block Jones County casino (WDAM-TV 8/26)

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