The Port Gamble S�Klallam Tribe of Washington will receive $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit over a dump that polluted the reservation.
The tribe sued Kitsap County and Waste Management of Washington Inc. The county allowed Waste Management to operate a dump adjacent to the reservation.
As a result, the tribe lost over 300 acres to contamination. The settlement will be used to pay for the purchase of new land.
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Parties in Klallam Landfill Lawsuit Settle for $2.75M
(The Kitsap Sun 12/20)
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Relevant Links:
Port Gamble S�Klallam Tribe - http://www.pgst.nsn.us
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Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe settles dump lawsuit
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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