An Alaska gold mine set to begin operations is in the crosshairs of a legal complaint on the grounds that the federal government didn’t take the required hard look before permitting it.
The Village of Dot Lake’s Monday filing claims that the man camps that will house mine workers pose a risk of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, especially against women.
The complaint, filed against the US Army Corps of Engineers, cites findings from the Justice and State departments supporting those concerns. For example, the filing notes that crime has been linked to “the socioeconomic changes brought on by ...
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