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Mohawk Tribe files suit to stop icebreaking


The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe asked a federal judge on Monday to stop icebreaking on the St. Lawrence River in New York.

The tribe claims it was not consulted by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp, a federal agency that authorized icebreaking. The tribe alleges the icebreaking could cause cause petroleum or chemical spills, harm fish, create shoreline flooding and erosion and release PCB-contaminated sediments.

The agency's administrator said it has been trying to negotiate the issue with the tribe for years and that the tribe's worries are unfounded.

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Mohawks: Stop St. Lawrence Icebreaking (AP 3/22)

Relevant Links:
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - http://www.seaway.dot.gov

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