The Seattle Hearing Examiner issued a decision today in the appeal by the Port of Seattle and Foss Maritime Company of the city’s decision that a cargo terminal could not be used as a homeport and repair base for Shell’s Arctic drilling rigs.

Decision finds that loading drill fleet is cargo terminal use under City Code

In The Superior Court Of The State Of Washington In And For The County Of King

Seattle-area environmental groups demand environmental review

Shell and its Arctic drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, have already run roughshod over Washington state and Seattle laws—and they plan to come back this November for round two.

In court decision and a win for environmental groups, Superior Court calls for a complete record in Seattle environmental groups’ challenge to Shell’s Arctic drilling homeport

Port of Seattle excluded important records to present itself and Shell in a favorable light

Seattle Environmental Groups Challenging Shell’s Homeport Submit Full Record for the Court’s Review

Port of Seattle had excluded records that undermine its position

In the matter of the appeals of Foss Maritime and Port of Seattle

Statement by Earthjustice Attorney Matt Baca

Today Seattle Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Washington Environmental Council, represented by Earthjustice, moved to intervene and defend the city’s decision against the Port of Seattle and Foss Maritime, which have appealed the decision. The motion was filed with the Seattle Hearing Examiner’s Office.

Coalition supports planning department finding that Shell homeport violates Port of Seattle’s shoreline permit

On Monday, the Department of the Interior conditionally approved Shell Oil’s multi-year plan to drill for oil in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea.

Allowing reckless oil and gas development not only puts the fragile and irreplaceable Arctic Ocean at risk of devastating oil spills, but also threatens to worsen climate change, undermine national climate goals, and further stress the dramatically changing region.

Statement on City of Seattle’s investigation into Shell’s Arctic homeport lease

The City of Seattle's Department of Planning and Development says using the Port of Seattle for Shell's Arctic Drilling Homeport violates permit

Earthjustice Statement: Seattle’s investigation into Shell’s Arctic homeport lease