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GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. II
COURT REPORTER: BETH DRUMMOND PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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1 due to coal dust from open train powders and cruise ships
2 leaching into the local waterways and increasing levels of
3 toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and mercury?
4 And will this result in increased cancer and neurological
5 disease?
6 Finally, what are the likely health impacts of
7 the increased water and air contamination, due to increased
8 coal burning in Asia? We know the contamination from Asia
9 arrives on our shores, and we are all affected by global
10 climate change.
11 This is our home. This is where we live, work
12 and raise our families. We want it to remain a healthy
13 community for years to come. Thank you.
14 MS. STRAUSZ-CLARK: 77, 78 and 79. 77, you're at
15 the microphone. 78 and 79, you're at the desk.
16 Please state your name for the record.
17 THE SPEAKER: Dorthann Cloud. And you see me
18 with this button because I do support jobs, and I would like
19 to see our community be better than kind of going downhill.
20 When GP shut down, a lot of people lost their
21 jobs. And as a result of that, other people, their work
22 slowed down.
23 Like auto mechanics, you know, people weren't
24 bringing their cars in for 30,000-mile checkups. You know,
25 there were 10,000-mile checkups, but there was, kind of, a