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Picacho Peak rail yard plans merit scrutiny

The Arizona Daily Star

Union Pacific Railroad's plans to build a huge switching yard near Picacho Peak, some 45 miles northwest of Tucson, needs to be examined with a magnifying glass. Serious questions have been raised about the possibility that the project may lead to contamination of underground water.

The fears expressed by members of the Legislature, environmentalists and farmers may be groundless, but there is no way to know without detailed disclosures from the railroad and a wide distribution of the information uncovered.
Which is just one of the reasons we urge Gov. Janet Napolitano to sign HB 2020, a measure introduced by Rep. Jonathan Paton, R-Tucson, and overwhelmingly approved in the legislative session that just ended.

Posted by Editor at June 28, 2007 07:02 AM

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