Last month, project developers asked state and federal regulators to temporarily halt an environmental review that began in 2013, while the Corps heard the Lummi's request.
Read the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' news release announcing the decision, and the full text of the decision not to permit GPT.
Highlights: Revision to shoreline rules in 1987 opened door to more Cherry Point development GPT makes first attempt in 1992; project put on hold in 2002 Project revived in 2011 as coal prices peak, but they’ve plummeted since
Alcoa has signed a deal that will keep its Intalco aluminum plant in Ferndale open for another two years.
EarthFix examined policies and complaint data for clean air agencies in the Northwest and found those in Washington take more steps to resolve air and odor complaints than Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality.
An EarthFix examination found Oregon regulators routinely fail to conduct thorough investigations of air and odor complaints. They do less than regulators in neighboring California and Washington to resolve complaints and control nuisance odors.
The Northwest Clean Air Agency has launched a new website with more interactive tools for those interested in air quality information for the region.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes nearly $720,000 for alleged safety violations.
Following a lengthy investigation the Northwest Clean Air Agency issued a Notice of Violation to the Shell Puget Sound Refinery arising from an incident on February 20, 2015, in which a plume of chemicals was released to the environment and descended on the Swinomish Reservation and the Town of La Conner.
ANACORTES — Harmful emissions from the Shell Puget Sound Refinery in February 2015 could have been avoided had the refinery followed protocols, the Northwest Clean Air Agency announced Tuesday.