Under legal and public pressure, a developer abandoned plans to build a methanol refinery in Kalama, Washington, that was set to become one of the top climate polluters in the state.

A guide explaining the health and climate risks posed by constructing a massive methanol-producing facility on the banks of the scenic Columbia River near Kalama, Washington.

Amid strong opposition and legal defeats, developers end pursuit of world’s largest fracked gas-to-methanol refinery

Northwest Innovation Works sought to build methanol refineries at Kalama, Washington, and Port Westward, Oregon, to take advantage of the region’s cheap fracked gas (methane), electricity, and water. The refineries would convert stunning volumes of fracked gas into methanol for export to China, to make plastics or fuel automobiles. Each methanol refinery could consume 270…

Fracked gas refinery and export terminal would have significant climate impact

Project would increase greenhouse gas emissions within Washington state by almost one million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year

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Washington State Board rules methanol refinery permit invalid

Permits fail to address threats to climate, safety and public health for a refinery that could consume more fracked natural gas than all the gas-fired power plants in Washington State