first export terminal have their eyes on the banks of the Columbia River—promising jobs, tax rebates, and maybe even national recognition for Oregon. But that promise may come with a sharp cost for Portland. The main rail routes leading to the top choice for a new terminal, the Port of St. Helens, run right through the heart of Northwest and North Portland, …
Wyoming coal to Asia draws hopes, opposition
“Wyoming producers are increasingly hoping Asia’s booming demand for Powder River Basin coal will cover a slide in domestic need. But there’s a problem. The West Coast, home to few port facilities capable of shipping coal, is choking sales to Asia…. Opposition to the coal shipments is rising on a number of fronts, even as the ink dries on agreements …
Environmental Review Process Kicks Off For Gateway Pacific Terminal In Bellingham
About 100 people gathered Tuesday night to protest the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal — one of a half-dozen such proposed Northwest gateways for Rocky Mountain region coal to be shipped to Asian markets. If the proposal is approved that could mean nine trains per day passing through Bellingham and births for three large ships at the Cherry Point industrial facility. Read …
Stay up-to-date on scoping
If you are concerned about staying up-to-date on the scoping processes for the coal terminal proposals–when will they begin? when do they end? how do I submit comments?–make sure to sign the petition opposing coal exports from the Pacific Northwest. You will be added to a mailing list (used sparingly!) that provides information about public process in the ongoing fight …
Phase-out for Washington’s biggest polluter
Washington’s biggest emitter of air pollution, the Trans-Alta coal plant in Centralia, will soon cut its nitrogen oxide emissions and then permanently shut its giant boilers in 2020 and 2025, in a far-reaching accord announced Saturday. Read full story here.
Port opens door for China to get U.S. coal
As Northwest concerns build about global and local environmental issues in the Northwest, a small Oregon port gives its approval to exporting coal to burn in Chinese power plants. Read more.
Study Questions Coal’s Value to Bellingham
As an environmental review approaches, opponents and supporters of exporting coal to China are angling to shape the perception of how a proposed facility will affect Bellingham and even cities like Seattle and Edmonds. Read more.
Coal Export Terminal Opponents Submit Petition
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Some Washington citizens are voicing opposition about plans to build three new coal export terminals in their communities. Opponents of those proposals delivered more than 40,000 signatures to the state capitol in Olympia Wednesday. Toni Montgomery lives in Vancouver, Washington. She says coal trains already pass by her house on their way to export terminals. “Who’s going …
Proposal for massive Longview coal shipping terminal re-emerges
Plans to build a shipping terminal near the mouth of the Columbia River to export Rocky Mountain coal to Asia have resurfaced — and this time the proposal is bigger than ever. Read more.
Sierra Club Appeals For Coos Bay Coal Records
Anti-coal activists say the International Port of Coos Bay trying to hide information about proposed coal export projects by denying access to public records. On Wednesday, the Sierra Club appealed the Port’s decision to charge nearly $20,000 for access to 2,500 public records of coal export and storage proposals in and around Coos Bay. . . “They have not been …
