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Mohawk Tribe files suit to stop icebreaking
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
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 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. Get the Story:
Mohawks: Stop St. Lawrence Icebreaking (AP 3/22) Relevant Links:
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - http://www.seaway.dot.gov Related Stories:
Mohawk Tribe threatens suit over river ice breaker (3/17)
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URL: https://www.indianz.com/News/archive/000805.asp
Mohawk Tribe files suit to stop icebreaking
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
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 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. Get the Story:
Mohawks: Stop St. Lawrence Icebreaking (AP 3/22) Relevant Links:
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation - http://www.seaway.dot.gov Related Stories:
Mohawk Tribe threatens suit over river ice breaker (3/17)
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