Here is the press release: Press release chickaloon communication
An excerpt:
Chickaloon Native Village, a federally-recognized Athabascan Indian Tribal government in Alaska, filed a communication to the United Nations Independent Expert on the human right to water and sanitation in conjunction with her first official visit to the United States, which began today.
Chickaloon Village’s submission asserts that the new open-pit coal strip mine in its traditional territory proposed by the Usibelli Corporation would contaminate local drinking water sources as well as rivers, streams and groundwater that support salmon, moose and other animals and plants vital for subsistence, religious and cultural practices. The US Federal Government and the State of Alaska have, to date, not responded to Chickaloon’s firmly-stated opposition to the mine.
The visit to the US by the Independent Expert, Mrs. Catarina de Albuquerque, a Portuguese human rights expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, includes stops in Washington DC, Boston Massachusetts and Northern California, where she will meet with the Winnemem Wintu and other Indigenous representatives. Her US visit will end on March 2, 2011.
During her visit she will meet with the US State Department and relevant Federal agencies as well organizations, communities and experts to receive information regarding the human right to water and sanitation and the federal and state policies and practices that affect this right. She is expected to make recommendations to the US government at the conclusion of her visit.
Turtle Talk 
Oil Pollution and SeaTurtles
The main problem with oil is that it doesn’t dilute, it doesn’t mix and it takes a long time to break down; so, when turtles come in contact with the pollutant in the ocean in its concentrated and refined form, it can be particularly harmful.
•Swallowing the contaminated water and digesting organisms covered in oil can cause digestive and intestinal problems.
•The oil burns eyes and skin, and damages sensitive membranes in the nose, eyes and mouth.
•Hydrocarbons can trigger pneumonia if it enters the lungs and can damage red blood cells when entering the bloodstream
•Turtle eggs are porous, so oil that seeps into the sand and tidal waters of the shore can penetrate the turtle eggs. Toxins in the oil can cause developmental problems during this fragile stage of the turtle’s life.