Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Coal Terminal Hearing in Spokane

A few story links regarding the proposed Cherry Coal Terminal

First discusses the use of paid line sitters for the coal terminal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) scoping hearing in Spokane. The same tactic was used at the Ferndale hearing.
http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-12-04&val=787401&cat=industrial

How broad will the EIS scope be fro a project proposed in northwest Washington State? A lot of folks in Montana want it to include the impacts in Montana. 
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montanans-go-to-spokane-to-argue-against-increased-coal-trains/article_1c70c23c-3e8e-11e2-a67e-001a4bcf887a.html

A couple of TV stories out of Spokane with lots of train shots.
KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho |
KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho |

Previous posts on this issue:
coal-terminals-in-washington-state.html,
coal-terminals-in-northwest-tour-update.html,
first-coal-terminal-scoping-metting-we-are-all-wonk,


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