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.

Jan Hasselman, Attorney, Northwest Office, Earthjustice: "We would certainly hope that [President Joe Biden] would be weighing in to stand up for the rights of states to have some control over the health and welfare of their citizens."

The Department of Natural Resources and the Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary S. Franz, and Columbia Riverkeeper, Washington Environmental Council, and Sierra Club appeal the superior court’s order concluding that DNR acted arbitrarily and capriciously by denying Northwest Alloys, Inc.’s consent to sublease state-owned aquatic lands to Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC.

Judge stays federal case on Millennium Bulk Terminals project until state court lawsuit is resolved

Proposed coal export terminal suffers another blow, this time from appellate board

Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision Denying Permits with regard to the Millennium Bulk Terminals – Longview, LLC

Largest coal export terminal in North America not moving forward

Groups filed in support of Washington Department of Natural Resources’ decision rejecting nation’s largest coal export terminal

Coalition of environmentalists applaud major victory for the public

Public comment period ends as community concerns grow over fossil fuel transport given recent oil train derailment on Columbia River

Elected officials, municipalities, health officials, businesses, and residents from Montana to China join call for full assessment of impacts

(Editor’s Note: This is the fifth blog post in an ongoing series about proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest.) Dr. Frank James is a member of Whatcom Docs, a group of medical doctors in Whatcom County, Wash., who are concerned about the health impacts of a proposed coal shipping terminal in Bellingham, Wash.…

(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth blog post in an ongoing series about proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. Upcoming blog posts will examine the potential impact coal export terminals could have on the region’s health and environment.) The television comedy program Portlandia likes to poke fun at the culture of the Pacific…

(Editor’s Note: This is the third blog in an ongoing series about proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. Upcoming blogs will examine the potential impact coal export terminals could have on the region’s health and environment.) Portland General Electric—a utility that operates power plants and supplies about half of Oregon’s electricity—thinks a coal…

Listening to your doctor’s orders is usually a good idea. If your doctor prescribes you a medication and tells you to attend physical therapy, then you take the medication and you go to physical therapy. Now, imagine if 130 doctors all told you to do the same thing. You’d probably follow their orders, right? Well,…

(Editor’s Note: This is the second blog in an ongoing series about proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. Upcoming blogs will examine the potential impact coal export terminals could have on the region’s health and environment.) There are a whole lot of coal companies mining a whole lot of coal in Wyoming and…

With domestic demand for coal waning in the United States, coal companies seek to ship as much coal as possible from Montana and Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to emerging Asian economies. Earthjustice is calling for environmental review of proposed projects.