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Archaeologists and the lead advocacy group for protecting the unique antiquities in Nine Mile Canyon say a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency perfectly sums up the impact study of oil and gas drilling there: inadequate.
The federal government's attention and response to a petition to make the area a National Historic District has been largely ignored, and even the EPA letter itself is yet another example of federal oversight that is lacking at best, said Pam Miller, chairwoman of the Nine Mile Canyon Coalition.See the full content of this document
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Canyon Oversight Questioned
"It makes me cautiously optimistic that there is some recognition that the original impact statement was severely flawed," Miller said, noting that the coalition does not oppose the gas development or drilling in the area. "What we're opposed is not knowing exactly what effect all this is having and
not having any se...See the full content of this document
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