A Bellingham-based environmental group that has been one of the largest opponents of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal has filed suit against the Seattle-based shipping terminal company seeking to build the project.
RE Sources for Sustainable Communities has filed a citizens’ lawsuit against Pacific International Terminals, a subsidiary of Seattle-based SSA Marine, for federal Clean Water Act violations in connection with unpermitted tree clearing and road grading at the Cherry Point site just south of Birch Bay. the site is the proposed spot for the $600 million Gateway Pacific Terminal, which is slated to ship millions of tons of coal and other commodities per year to east Asian markets, such as China.