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Information on the Corps of Engineers Draft Environmental Assessment of the proposed BNSFIntermodal Railyard in Johnson County, KansasComments to the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Environmental Assessment
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Johnson County, Kansas
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City of Gardner, Kansas request for Environmental Impact Statement and Health RiskAssessment
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City of Gardner Staff Comments
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Mid-America Regional Council 
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Hillsdale Environmental Loss Prevention (HELP)
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Kansas Chapter, Sierra Club
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Sustainability Action Network (Lawrence KS)
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Community Outreach and Education Program, Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center 
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Folder of 34 attachments, and Index
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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Table of Contents of attachments with links to original sources
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Folder of NRDC Comments, 60+ attachments, and Table of Contents
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NRDC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
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International Dark Sky Association
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Kathleen M Goodyear 
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Eric Kirkendall 
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Folder with attachments
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Open Letter to Public Officials August 29 2009
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Request to Reevaluate Alternative Sites August 20 2009
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NEW -->I don't think we're in Kansas Anymore - BNSF Intermodal Threatens Health and EnvironmentEditorial on the draft Environmental Assessment
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 Army Corps should complete Environmental Impact Statement for BNSF railyard ,
 
BobSommer 
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Kansas City Star Midwest Voices Panelist
Newspaper and other Articles on the Health and Community Impacts of Intermodal Railyards andDistribution Centers Conference
 
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NEW
 Freight Yard Could Worsen KC’s Ozone Problems,
Brad Cooper, Kansas City Star 
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Experts predict cancer, asthma and traffic congestion from Gardner rail facility
, CarolynSzczepanski, The Pitch
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Residents question health risks from rail hub, 
Kevin Wright, The Olathe News
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Groups emphasize health risk of rail hub
,Brad Cooper, The Kansas City Star 
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Citizens Hear Environmental Concerns and Call to Action at Forum,
Peter Solie,GarderEDGE
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Army Corps Concludes No Significant Impacts From Major Railyard Proposed For Kansas
, Melissa Lin Perella, Staff Attorney, Staff Attorney, Southern California Air Project, Santa Monica,Natural Resource Defense Council
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Army Corps extends public comment period, 
Danedri Thompson, Gardner News
.Radio News on the Conference
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Risks & Benefits Of A Huge Railyard
. A panel of experts says the U-S Army Corps of Engineers assessment of the environmental risks posed by a planned shipping facility near Gardner is deeply flawed. They presented their critique at a public meeting in Olathe last(THUR)night. Health Reporter Bryan Thompson was there, and files this report as part of our series,Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change.
Television Coverage of the Conference
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VIDEO
 Proposed Intermodal Facility Turning Into Environmental Showdown,
LeslieCarto, Fox 4 KC News,WDAF
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Johnson County Discusses Intermodal Health Concerns,
Karen Graber, NBC Action News
Conference Agenda and Presentations
Agenda
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“What we know about air pollution and its health impacts
”, Jennifer L. Peel, PhD, MPH,Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, Colorado State University Department of Environmental andRadiological Health Sciences, Fort Collins, CO
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“Health effects from living in close proximity to traffic or other mobile source pollution
”,Andrea Hricko, Associate Professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California,and Director of Community Outreach and Education, Southern California Environmental HealthSciences Center, Los
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Angeles, CA
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“Communities with railyards – first-hand experience”,
Angelo Logan, Director of East YardCommunities for Environmental Justice in Commerce, CA, a railyard community. Member of theU.S.EPA Work Group on Goods Movement of the National Environmental Justice AdvisoryCouncil. .
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“Diesel exposure from railyards – how do California studies of railyard emissions andcancer risks compare to what is predicted from the Gardner IMF?”
Andrea Hricko, USC.
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