Source: Radio New Zealand International
November 17, 2009

The American Samoa governor, Togiola Tulafono, has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to build roads that avoid polluting the ocean.

The governor made the call during a meeting early this month of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force held in Puerto Rico.

Togiola says presently roads allow sediments and other pollutants to enter coastal waters and affect the coral reefs.

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