by CRAG Law Center | Aug 15, 2014 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
Today, a federal judge in Portland, Oregon sharply rebuked the Army Corps of Engineers for its secrecy over a coal export proposal at the Port of Morrow on the Columbia River. Despite overwhelming public concern about the impacts of the project on the Columbia River...
by Maura Fahey | May 8, 2014 | Blog, Features
For over two years, Oregonians have been faced with the daunting possibility of playing host for a coal export super-highway. A powerful coalition of groups have come together in the Power Past Coal campaign to bring the environmental and health risks associated with...
by CRAG Law Center | May 9, 2013 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
Northwest citizens concerned about proposed coal export facilities along the Columbia River got some good news today. The Oregonian reported today that Kinder Morgan has decided to walk away from plans for a massive coal export terminal at Port Westward on the...
by CRAG Law Center | Apr 8, 2013 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
A second coal export project in Oregon and Washington was dropped on April 1st, marking a victory for local environmental groups, and, of course, the environment itself. This is the second of five Northwest coal export projects to fail in the past year—in 2012, Rail...
by Courtney Johnson | Jan 27, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday, the Port of St. Helens approved agreements with two companies to export coal to Asia — potentially as much as 38 tons per year. Other ports including Portland, Vancouver, Tacoma, and Kalama have all recently rejected similar bids to export coal from...
