Thursday, August 14, 2014

Sally Jewell responds to King Cove’s letter


In the latest drama over a 10-mile road between two communities in the Aleutian Islands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell again told residents she is preventing it from being built. Jewell said she was rejecting the road back in December. But the community of King Cove wrote Jewell a letter asking her to reconsider, laying out their points as to why any other option besides a road just wouldn’t work. Wednesday, Jewell sent a letter to King Cove residents, rejecting their request. Those residents say that road is a life-saving way to medical care in Cold Bay. Jewell is concerned the road will harm wildlife, as it would run through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. Residents expressed their outrage. They say if animals are put before people, then lives will be lost. “To say that the birds have precedence over people in this community is very wrong. Someone needs to take a look at priorities and hope that nothing serious happens because I tell you when it does, if it does, it’s coming right back,” said Della Trumble, spokeswoman for the Agdaagux Tribe and the King Cove Corporation...more

“To say that the birds have precedence over people in this community is very wrong."

Folks have been saying this about animals and plants over our entire nation, yet Congress continues to fund the ESA.

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