Regulators Announce New Scrutiny Of Proposed Coal Export Terminal
A proposal to build the West Coast’s biggest coal export terminal will face stiff environmental scrutiny.
On Wednesday a joint release from the Washington Department of Ecology, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Whatcom County, Wash., announced they will consider climate change, human health and the environment when it comes to a coal port near Bellingham, Wash. And they’ll look at the entire route from Western mines to coal-burning plants in Asia.