Should Washington become the king of shipping coal to China?
Have you ever had to wait for a train at, say, Broad Street in Seattle, right by the SAM Sculpture Park? Or anyplace else along the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks that hug the coast of Puget...
View ArticleWill proposed bulk, coal terminal face narrow or broad environmental review?
By Carolyn Nielsen and Andrew DonaldsonWestern Washington UniversityBELLINGHAM – The proposed coal and bulk shipping terminal at Cherry Point faces a key decision –– expected Friday, June 24 –– as the...
View ArticleTrains' impact on daily life worries neighbors; would they imperil B'ham's $2...
By Gina Cole and Brianna GibbsWestern Washington University BELLINGHAM – From its early days as a thriving logging and fishing port, through the decades of housing Georgia-Pacific West, Inc.’s paper...
View Article“Clean coal” technology years away, but it could reduce Cherry Point bulk...
By Kimberly Cauvel and Marianne Graff Western Washington UniversityWashington state is eliminating coal-fired power in an effort to reduce harmful emissions. China is attempting to reduce emissions...
View ArticleProposed port splits Dems over labor, enviro concerns
By Olivia Henry and Rebecca TachiharaWestern Washington University The debate over the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal has been framed as Community David vs. Corporate Goliath, rural...
View ArticleProposed coal-export terminal would boost sagging local government budgets
By Rachel Lerman and Celeste EricksonOfficials in Ferndale are optimistic about how potential industrial development at the Gateway Pacific Terminal would help their struggling community.“Everybody...
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