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Coal Terminal Plans Reduced
5:37 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

Plans Scrapped For Coal Export Terminal In St. Helens, OR

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Kinder Morgan wanted to move coal off of trains coming from the Powder River basin of Montana and Wyoming and onto ships bound for Asia.

The number of coal export terminals under consideration in the Northwest has dropped to three, that’s from a high of six last year.

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Coal Exports
5:33 pm
Mon April 22, 2013

New Anti-Coal Coalition Launches

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The coal would be transported by train from mines in Wyoming and Montana, then loaded onto ships bound for Asia.

A coalition of tribal leaders and politicians gathered at Golden Gardens in Seattle to Monday to announce the formation of a new group that opposes coal exports in the Northwest.

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Coal Company Lawsuit
4:31 pm
Tue April 2, 2013

Environmental Groups Announce Plan To Sue Rail And Coal Companies Under Clean Water Act

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A coalition of environmental groups say coal that escapes from trains is polluting the water and should be regulated under the Clean Water Act.

A coalition of environmental groups that oppose exporting coal through terminals in the Northwest have announced plans to file a lawsuit against BNSF Railway and several coal companies. The groups say coal that escapes from trains is polluting the water and should be regulated under the Clean Water Act.

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Boardman Coal Port
5:29 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

Ambre Energy Asks For Coal Export Permit Delay

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Ambre Energy hopes to move coal from Wyoming and Montana to Asia through a facility at the Columbia River Port of Morrow in Boardman.

An Australian coal company has asked for more time to answer questions from the State of Oregon about its plans for a coal port in Boardman.

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