PUZZLE PIECES: Late last week, the sponsor for the Gateway Pacific Terminal project announced they would suspend the environmental review process as they await the separate determination by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of whether the GPT project materially interferes with the tribal treaty fishing rights of Lummi Nation. […] Continue reading
Tag Archives: BNSF
Still waiting for BP and Phillips 66 oil train number counts / Letter to Director of Whatcom County Planning and Development from Sandy Robson
April 5, 2016 Sandy Robson
From: Sandra Robson
Date: April 5, 2016 at 12:52:23 PM PDT
To: Sam Ryan <jryan@co.whatcom.wa.us> Continue reading
BNSF: A casual approach to railroad safety / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
A coal train of over 100 loaded rail cars going north above Clayton Beach on Bellingham Bay with dangerous erosion on 40 foot bluff supporting rails.
Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:17 pm // John Servais
The coal train in the photo above is heading north along Bellingham Bay just above Clayton Beach.
WA Utilities and Transportation Commission grants BNSF’s petition to close railroad crossing at Valley View Rd. / Facebook post, Sj Robson
The WA Utilities and Transportation Commission granted BNSF’s petition to close the railroad crossing at Valley View Rd. Continue reading
Potential Oil Exports From Cherry Point—Something else to put on your radar / NorthwestCitizen, David Camp
Map of pipeline from the Alberta, Canada, oil sands to Montreal and the old pipeline to Portland, Maine. Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 10:20 pm David Camp
The Portland-Montreal pipeline was opened in 1941 to carry mostly Venezuelan crude offloaded from freighters in South Portland, Maine, to refineries in Montreal.
Potential Derailment Risk At Clayton Beach / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
November 18, 2015 Wendy Harris
Elizabeth Britt of the underappreciated Latte Republic blog (“Exploring Contemporary Events, Government Accountability, Politics and Third Places in the Space Needle State” http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/) sent a letter to DOE advising of “a section of beach near Clayton Beach, south of Larrabee State Park, in Skagit County, that is eroding away, due to wave and storm action. Continue reading
James King Resigns as Bellingham Parks Director / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Sat, Oct 03, 2015, 3:47 pm John Servais
James King is resigning as Director of Bellingham Parks and Recreation effective October 16 – two weeks from now. Continue reading
Northern Cheyenne Tribe says NO to the proposed Tongue River Railroad / Facebook post, Sj Robson
3 mins September 21, 2015 Sandy Robson
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council today voted 9-0 to oppose the controversial Tongue River Railroad, which is critical to developing the proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeast Montana. Continue reading
Friends of the Gateway Pacific coal terminal fail in lawsuit aimed at fair representation for Whatcom County voters / Facebook post, Sj Robson
4 hrs September 12, 2015 Sandy Robson
On September 10, 2015 a hearing was held at Skagit County Superior Court in Mount Vernon, regarding a lawsuit filed by Common Threads Northwest (Plaintiff) against Whatcom County (Defendant). Continue reading
Common Threads to Common Threads / Facebook post, Sj Robson
20 hrs August 8, 2015 Sandy Robson
Common Threads Northwest is suing Whatcom County over the proposed “Five Fair and Equal Districts” charter amendment that was approved to be placed on the Nov. ballot by the County Council. Continue reading
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