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Feds deciding if coal-export project violates tribal rights
2016-04-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Members of the Lummi Nation protest the proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point on the Gulf Road beach west of Ferndale in 2012 by burning a large check stamped Non-Negotiable. For centuries, Lummi tribal fishermen have harvested, dug up clams and fished for salmon in the tidelands and waters of northwest Washington state.Now, the tribe says a proposed $700 million project to build the nations largest coal-export terminal threatens that way of life. The tribe last year asked federal regulators...
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