|
|
Article: Sierra Club says tree clearing OK for Toyota plant site.
- Article from:
- Northeast MS Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)
- Article date:
- March 13, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Carlie Kollath
Mar. 13--TUPELO -- Even though thousands of trees will be harvested at the 335-acre core site of the Toyota Mississippi plant, a leading Mississippi environmentalist says he doesn't consider the project a huge environmental concern at this point.
"This is pretty benign compared to a lot of stuff that rears its head in Mississippi," said Louis Miller, state director of the Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club, a national grassroots environmental organization. "It really looks like they're going the extra mile to be user friendly from an environmental standpoint ... When you are putting a plant of this size in, you're obviously ...