July 30, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Two conservation organizations today cited a host of environmental concerns in opposing proposed Northwest coal export facilities in a 32-page report. Read story
July 26, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
A Seattle-based trade organization this week launched a campaign in support of proposed coal export terminals in Washington and Oregon. Read story
July 25, 2012, 5:00pm Latest News
WASHINGTON -- If the Northwest is destined to become a major shipping route for coal exports to Asia, U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott says mining companies ought to pay new taxes to help offset the cost of rail congestion, flying coal dust and other potential fallout. Read story
BELLINGHAM -- The Bellingham City Council took a step toward a public advisory vote on coal trains traveling through the city to a proposed terminal at Cherry Point. Read story
July 17, 2012, 5:00pm Business
PORTLAND -- Ambre Energy, the Australian company shooting for two coal export terminals along the Columbia River, is in hot water with its business partner in a Montana mine that's supposed to supply the coal Ambre would ship to Asia. Read story
July 9, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner Bill Ward would like the port to have "a place at the table" regarding discussions about coal trains. Ward said during the July 3 port commission meeting he wants the port to be included as a party of record in future discussions about the potential impacts… Read story
July 4, 2012, 5:00pm Business
The three-member board of the Port of Camas-Washougal came to no resolution Tuesday evening about the port's role in the widening debate about exports of U.S. coal to Asia from Oregon and Washington terminals. Read story
July 2, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
The Clark County Board of Commissioners sent a letter on June 21 to the state Department of Ecology and to Cowlitz County outlining its worries about a proposed coal export terminal in Longview, saying they "cannot ignore the potentially significant, adverse impacts on our citizens." Read story
July 2, 2012, 5:00pm Latest News
Toni Montgomery lives in Steamboat Landing along the Columbia River in Vancouver, and despite the tony location, she fears she may be on the wrong side of the tracks. Read story
June 23, 2012, 5:00pm Business
After a successful fight to stop a biomass energy plant from going into downtown Vancouver, Sarah Collmer, Heather Lehman and fellow members of the Clark County Clean Air Coalition have one notch in their win column. Read story
