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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(AP 3/22)
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