(x-posted from GD) Tribes prevail, kill proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point
Original GD thread: Tribes prevail, kill proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point
Source: Seattle Times
Lynda V. Mapes
Tribes prevail, kill proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point
Originally published May 9, 2016 at 1:10 pm Updated May 10, 2016 at 1:20 pm
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sided with Northwest tribes Monday in a decision to block the largest proposed bulk-shipping terminal in North America at Cherry Point.
The Lummi Nation has prevailed in its fight to block the largest coal port ever proposed in North America, at Cherry Point.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency reviewing permits for the deep water port project, agreed with the tribe Monday that it could not grant a permit for a project that would infringe on the Lummi Nation’s treaty-protected fishing rights.
The 34-page decision was celebrated by community groups and tribes all over the Northwest that opposed the coal port.
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Lummi fishing rights and the associated habitat are property rights protected against interference by states, the federal government and private parties, Anderson noted.
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Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/tribes-prevail-kill-proposed-coal-terminal-at-cherry-point/
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wherever you post it. 
I'll kick it again if you put it in First Americans group.
