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We have just one-day left! Cowlitz County officials released a draft Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for the Millennium project, the largest and most dangerous coal export proposal remaining in the US. They need to hear from you by tomorrow, Jan. 5, please. The good news? While it states no conclusions, the draft HIA clearly reaffirms many terrible adverse health and safety impacts of …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 2017 Contacts: Regna Merritt, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Co-Director, Power Past Coal, regna@oregonpsr.org 971.235.7643 Caleb Heeringa, Deputy Press Secretary, Beyond Coal 425.890.9744 Stephen Chandler, Longview-based Doctor, 503.539.6524 County study confirms adverse health impacts of Longview coal export terminal But narrow scope ignores regional impact of building largest coal export terminal in North America KELSO, …
IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2017 Strike Four— Another Permit Denial for Millennium: Cowlitz County Hearings Examiner Denies Shorelines Permits for Coal Export Longview, WA – The Cowlitz County Hearing Examiner today denied two shoreline use permits for the proposed Millennium coal export terminal for causing significant unavoidable harm and failing to meet the requirements of the Shorelines Management Act. This …
The Washington Environmental Council, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Climate Solutions, and Sierra Club today intervened to defend the state’s decision to deny a necessary water quality permit for the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal export facility.
Washington State denied yet another critical permit for Millennium’s (MBT) proposed coal export terminal! The decision marks the third time the state gave the thumbs down to MBT’s scheme which would be the largest coal export terminal in North America and ship an estimated 44 million tons of coal per year by rail, posing significant risks to impacted communities, habitats, …
Have you celebrated the recent permit denial for Millennium’s coal export terminal yet? If not, here’s your invite to a party (and public hearing) you don’t want to miss. Wait? A party and a public hearing. Yes, you read correctly. Despite the Washington Department of Ecology’s decision denying a key permit, Millennium insists on moving forward with local land use permits …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2017 Contacts: Regna Merritt, Co-Director Power Past Coal coalition, (971) 235-7643 Caleb Heeringa, Deputy Press Secretary – Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, (425) 890-9744,caleb.heeringa@sierraclub.org Jan Hasselman, Staff Attorney – Earthjustice, (206) 343-7340 x1025 Svein Newman, Deputy Director of Organizer – Northern Plains Resource Council, (406) 855-8887 State Denies Key Water Quality Permit for Longview Coal …
State study suggests coal trains increase risk; BNSF disagrees By Marissa Luck, Reporter at The Daily News Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series that will appear in coming weeks about whether trains serving the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals coal terminal will increase cancer risks. It was bright, orange and powerful. A 74-foot-long BNSF Railway locomotive, capable of …
We’re holding in our hearts all those threatened by the many fires in the Pacific NW, including the recent Eagle Creek fire and on-going fires in Oregon, Washington and Montana. We treasure our communities, forests and rivers and are deeply grateful to the first responders who work to keep them safe. – Power Past Coal Coalition & Partners
By Marissa Luck, Reporter at The Daily News Nearly 200,000 comments flooded into the Department of Ecology as the state considers whether to approve of water quality permit for Millennium Bulk Terminals’ proposed coal dock in Longview. That’s the highest number of comments Ecology has ever received for a 401 water quality permit application, said Ecology spokesman Dave Bennett. “The …
