Article: Surface Transportation Board Calls for Full Environmental Analysis of Rail Line that is Essential to DM&E Proposal.

The STB coincides with ruling by DOT that was issued despite an incomplete environmental review; DM&E proposal and ownership remaining secret; and loan opponents urging federal officials to protect taxpayers, impacted communities and renowned Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has announced its decision to proceed immediately with the preparation of a full environmental impact statement (EIS) on the environmental effects of the proposal by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (DM&E) to route coal trains from the Powder River Basin (PRB) on the former I&M Rail Link (IMRL) system in Iowa, ...

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