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Hundreds turn out to Bellingham mayor’s cargo terminal meeting

More than 300 people packed into Mayor Dan Pike’s community meeting Wednesday, June 1, to discuss concerns about the environmental effects from the Gateway Pacific Terminal coal and bulk cargo export terminal that SSA Marine wants to build at Cherry Point.

David Warren, past president of the Whatcom Central Labor Council, said union leaders had [...]

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Morrow coal shipment poses risk, yet benefits only foreign interests

The following opinion was published in the East Oregonian. It was written by Jeff and Colleen Blackwood.

The Port of Morrow recently announced the signing of a lease with Ambre Energy North America, an Australian-based company leasing a terminal to transfer coal from rail shipments to barges. The coal will be coming from Wyoming, and [...]

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