Crosscut: Coal port advocates narrow the range of environmental impacts

By Floyd McKay. March 21, 2012

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Gateway Pacific Terminals, the entity behind Bellingham’s proposed Cherry Point coal port, is moving ahead with permitting but dodging opponents pushing for an environmental review covering a wider geography.  Another battle heats up over economic impacts and displaced …

Informational meeting on GPT scoping process draws over 800 people

March 21, 2012 Bellingham, WA.

An overflow crowd of 800 citizens showed up to the Belligham High School auditorium last night to hear representatives from Whatcom County and the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) outline the GPT’s environmental review process and answer questions about it.  To read more about …

Gateway Pacific Terminal – Major Project Permit and Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Link

March 20, 2012. Bellingham, WA.

The  312-page permit, filed with Whatcom County by SSA Marine for its proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal, can be found at the link below:

http://secure1.bellinghamherald.com/downloads/20120315_ps.pdf

Read the Crosscut for an overview of the filing.

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CWB Press Release: Citizens Call for Study of All Impacts and Costs of Coal Port

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Whatcom Physicians Group Updates Health Findings

March 12, 2012, Bellingham. In letter today to Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws and Department of Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant, Whatcom Docs updated known medical facts with the newest research reinforcing  their call for “a cumulative and comprehensive Health Impact Assessment (HIA) along the entire transportation corridor.” This …

Crosscut: Study questions coal’s value to Bellingham

By Floyd McKay, March 7, 2012

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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.

It’s called an Environmental …

Coal export opponents bring 40,000 signatures to Olympia

Opponents of proposed coal terminals in Longview and Bellingham say they will deliver 40,000 protest signatures to state Commissioner of Public Land Peter Goldmark’s office in Olympia Wednesday.

The group, organized by the Washington Environmental Council, plans to highlight their concerns about health, economic and environmental impacts of …

King County Executive expresses concern over impacts of GPT coal project.

Executive Constantine of King County sent a letter to the Department of Ecology and Whatcom County registering his concern about the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal. The letter reads, “I am concerned about the significant impacts of this proposal on air, water, energy and natural resources, environmental health, land …

Whatcom County starts search for Cherry Point terminal study consultants

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Whatcom County has issued a Request for Proposals for the consultant team to carry out the Gateway Pacific Terminal’s Environmental Impact Statement. SSA Marine will play a part in the selection of the consultants, in mutual agreement with the three agencies overseeing the …

Marine Resources Committee Meeting Jan. 5 – EIS Scoping Overview

The Whatcom County Marine Resources Committee’s (MRC’s) January meeting will feature a short informational presentation on the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the EIS scoping process.  Tyler Schroeder of Whatcom County’s Planning and Development Services Department will give a broad overview of this complicated process …