From the Wednesday, March 14, 2007 online edition of the Hungry Horse News . . .
The Bush Administration has issued a warning to Canada on a proposal to mine coal north of Glacier National Park and Montana Sen. Max Baucus also is calling for further federal intervention.
Late last month Edward Alex Lee, Director of the Office of Canadian Affairs for the U.S. Department of State, sent a letter to Canadian officials, claiming “significant adverse environmental effects may occur in the United States,” should the mine go forward.
Cline Mining Corporation is proposing a massive open pit coal mine in the headwaters of the North Fork of the Flathead. The mine, in short, would take the top off a mountain about 22 miles north of Glacier National Park in the Foisey Creek drainage.
While state officials and residents on both sides of the border have raised red flags about the project, this is the first time officials from the Bush Administration have gotten involved. The mine has brought strong opposition on both sides of the border.
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