December 7, 2014, 12:00am Nation & World
HARLAN, Ky. -- The rest of the house is just waking as Scottie Sizemore plops down in a rocking chair on his front porch with a cup of coffee. The sun has yet to crest the ridge above, where mist clings like clouds that couldn't quite make it over. Read story
November 28, 2014, 12:00am Business
Mercer Island billionaire and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen has jumped into the battle over the future of coal leasing on federal lands. Read story
November 27, 2014, 12:00am Business
Slumping coal markets have caught up with the Australian company proposing two export terminals in Oregon and Washington. Read story
November 24, 2014, 12:00am Business
By any measure, the size of the proposed oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver is eye-catching. Read story
November 24, 2014, 12:00am Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- When it comes to exporting American coal, the West Coast's loss is the Gulf Coast's gain. Read story
November 21, 2014, 12:00am Business
PORTLAND — In September 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was ready to announce a major decision on a Columbia River coal port that would either fast-track an environmental study of the area or commit to a years-long review. Read story
November 5, 2014, 12:00am Business
Perhaps it's no surprise that the Fruit Valley Neighborhood Association, just next door to the Port of Vancouver, doesn't like the idea of an oil-by-rail terminal there. Read story
November 3, 2014, 12:00am Business
When the movement of oil trains emerged as a major controversy in the region, it wasn't the first rodeo for many of the Northwest environmental activists who joined the fight. Read story
November 3, 2014, 12:00am Business
A review of the region's readiness for possible oil spills, explosions or other accidents that may result from the Northwest's largest proposed oil-by-train terminal will be wrapped into an overall environmental assessment by the state's Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Read story
October 20, 2014, 5:00pm Business
BELLINGHAM -- Thousands of dollars from the company proposing a coal-export terminal at Cherry Point have been funneled to the campaigns of conservative candidates in an obscure Whatcom County election. Read story