Oregon agency rejects coal terminal on Columbia River
Decision a victory for environmental, tribal groups that oppose plan
The Columbian
Published: August 17, 2014, 5:00pm
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Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, owned by Ambre Energy and Arch Coal Inc., wants to export up to 44 million metric tons of coal annually to Asia.
In a statement emailed Monday to The Columbian, Wendy Hutchinson, vice president of public affairs for Millennium, said the decision by Oregon’s Department of State Lands to deny Ambre’s proposed coal-export operation in that state does not “have any impact on our permitting process here in Washington.”
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