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<br />Suit seeks~~"
<br />to halt huge
<br />water project
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<br />Animas-La Plata a"-Sailed
<br />as iIlegdl, costly, harmful
<br />B~ M8rk ObmaKiII.
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<br />Slsenvtrnnmmtalgroupllilf'da
<br />lI...uily_ayto.t<>peon.irue-
<br />lioo ofU",'6t6.7 mi11l0ll Anima.'O-
<br />I.. Plata ....(~r project, ""yilll/ It
<br />...uJd Ylnl.t~ f"""ralla..,. ~urt
<br />"lldh'~and_kta.pa)'f'''''
<br />Thl'1a...uitdaimst,,"ll'-'U.S.
<br />Duruu or R<'t'lamatiun, ..hkh
<br />prof'O!l<'<l Aoima.,t.a Plata fur
<br />"""th...-..tColorad<>andl>Orthw"'"
<br />New M~li"9. ian<n<l It'd"'al mon.
<br />dal...woo.-y...terq.....lltyla...
<br />and obt.loin prl>pl>r ~nYlroom""lal
<br />p<'rmito
<br />..Any<>.....I>uI...~_I""bd.t
<br />AnimOl.l.a Plata', WllU how.
<br />thai thtlprojectbla lurll<'y.....ld
<br />On>..Caputo,anall.orfl<oyfortlle
<br />SinraClubl.e,alD<-I......,Fuod
<br />..Ourla......II..iII!d1<)..thatAni.
<br />mas.La Plata lIleveflworse than
<br />P<'OPle lbou~ht: II', an ill..gallur_
<br />key,"
<br />The &...,.." of Jlf!<olamaliMCOft-
<br />du<<..dlfT01lndb,."akin'.......,mo-
<br />IOi....wty....rfor Anima...La Pia.
<br />la. IIIe m",,1 elpen'hr. wain
<br />proje<'tevt'l'.IIomlptedinColo....
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<br />A.peop<>se<!, Anima'-I.. Plaia
<br />wo"ldlrti,aleRO.OOGar,.""of
<br />"""PIa""."uP!>lydrinl<in,w.t"rw
<br />DurUl!'o'nd ptov!lh. "ater to the
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<br />'Anyolle who ha,~
<br />ever looked at
<br />Animas-La Plaia's
<br />costs knows that this
<br />project is a turkey.'
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<br />SielraClul)atlOlT\o:ly
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<br />Southern Ule. 11tl! Mountain UI~
<br />.ndNav.jotribes.It""'I...w..t.."
<br />l'<l"'r..,;n,240mi~n'pippli_
<br />.nd...h8ls,.....enpumpiRlfpl.nb!
<br />.nd 34 mileoofele<<rirtrall/U1lb-
<br />alonllllf'S-
<br />F~d~ral ofllejals ..;d lb~y
<br />~nlrotnrrlmt""lbt""""iftq
<br />01 too Iawauit filed by t""8"'rr.
<br />Club LegaJ 0I'ft'lllJe Fund on beball
<br />"1u.eCol"radnWildlif,,Fedcor._
<br />Ik>n, Sierr. Club, Four C"'.....n Ar:-
<br />lion c...lltwn. l'n""y..... 10. tbt
<br />Anlm.. Ri~~r .nd the Soutllern
<br />UtabWil~Allia_.
<br />Hut Hu.....oof R""lam.h....Re-
<br />RIOll.1 Dtr(O('lOrW... m,.",.hilllld
<br />"",spneylaw'>rkingon"",,er.l
<br />otudi"S,t"be<'Ompk>tedwitJUnols
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<br />Suit attacks"
<br />huge water
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<br />!bela_it"rI'.r,...
<br />And Conan-maq R<il N1Ibl.'
<br />""....C.mpbeJl..[ll;Ijorprojeet
<br />ba~~er, laid the la..uil ..as
<br />UcraaplRlf st legal atr..a.. ,Thls
<br />tal"'" ooe mo~ hurelle that..e
<br />..m,etovertobuildthilpro.le<""
<br />The Ied<-ral a""~m........t fint
<br />fd~whul1dAni_LMJ't;jt.a
<br />io IPU. but pnUtlcaJ o""la,,l...
<br />en>Mt'd by Pmdd~nt Jimmy Cart-,j
<br />u a"" ""III<' k..y ""ngreal""al
<br />J.,.......-a...~llall~.oldin._
<br />~~.M! ,n tbe proJect., prke ..."
<br />keptromtruetklnen;'lrlldl<!.
<br />In 1990. Uw>U.S. Fi.h."" WU'"
<br />lif..s..m"'annou....mplanolO.i11
<br />A"""'a-l.a PI.ta ,,",a..... tM proj-
<br />..,t..otiJd hurl ,,"l>itat f",a Sl1\IIlI
<br />popol.tInl1ofendana:~Col<ltado
<br />"""s..lisb.DClr.lIOrbad...........
<br />La.tY"Au.fed.....lbiulnp.t.sdmp-
<br />pednbjet'li<>nlioAnimaa-LMl'lata
<br />aftn-d.mb.arkf1'lallrf'Cdlnarnl'
<br />./UlreorOllflgur.tlnl><lftheprojr<<
<br />to~...,..theh.""lnend.nRl'!I'<.'dl
<br />.pee.....
<br />Rut the la.....lt.iltod y"""'nl,,y
<br />said tbe......est v.-nlonof Anima!-
<br />I..PIatallalnotbec'olotudiedu
<br />rt'<juire.fbylheN.tlanalfnvi,..,....
<br />fOe'IIUll'ollry Art. ,"",Iut ""vl-
<br />ronment.lltudietloflheprojeet
<br />.......""mpJeted 12ye.t1ag",.nd
<br />tht!olal...of......erat...HdIJfe.pe-
<br />l'ieIlbat w""ld be af'ert"" by Anl.
<br />m_Lapl.taha.......ogedC<IMi...
<br />erably !linretbeD, the Iawoult uy,,-
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