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Article: STB issues final EIS on Powder River Basin expansion. (Mill Market).(Surface Transportation Board; environmental impact statement)(Brief Article)
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- December 10, 2001
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The Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued Nov. 19 its final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed Powder River Basin Expansion Project of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad (DM&E).
The final EIS provides an overview summarizing results of SEA's additional analysis in response to comments on its draft EIS, issued in September 2000.
It also presents SEA's recommendations on preferred alternatives for the project components and mitigation for the project.
For its proposed project, DM&E filed applications seeking:
* Authority from STB to construct and operate new rail ...