The opponents of a proposed Idaho wind farm near the site where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated during World War II have organized a letter-writing campaign to President Joe Biden as a last-ditch effort to stop the project.
The letter calls on Biden to honor his long-standing commitment to “advance racial and environmental justice” issues and direct his administration to reject the Lava Ridge Wind Project proposed to be built on tens of thousands of acres of federal land near the Minidoka National Historic Site, which is run by the National Park Service.
“The sanctity of Minidoka National Historic Site will forever be harmed by Lava Ridge — we know you understand the importance of preserving sites of trauma, where people need to heal and reflect,” according to the letter organized by a coalition of volunteer groups composed of survivors and descendants of those who were incarcerated at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in the 1940s.
The letter is open for signatures until July 10, when it will be sent to Biden.
