Report Cites Potential Damage to Chuitna River

Wed, August 19, 2009
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories

New reports just released indicate that Western Cook Inlet’s Chuitna River drainage salmon streams will be ruined if a proposed coal mining project is approved. Delaware – based Pac Rim is moving forward on the strip mining plan pending state permit approval, but fishermen oppose the mine, saying it will harm their livelihood and the environment.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Anchorage

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