A coal export proposal in southwest Washington would be a bad deal for us from pollution, traffic and climate perspectives. Moreover, unless we act now, it could cost taxpayers $85 million dollars.
Millennium’s dirty coal export terminal planned for Longview, Washington, would require 16-18 coal trains a day. In 2012, Millennium’s CEO promised that taxpayers wouldn’t be on the line for their expensive rail improvements. But a glance at the Washington Transportation Package passed by the Senate tells a different story.
We need to act fast to stop this $85 million dollar giveaway to Big Coal. Click here to send a message to your legislative representatives today!
Eighty-five million dollars of Washington state money is slated for Millennium's vehicle overpass. This is an urgent problem that needs your attention now. The transportation package could be finalized any day now and Washington residents would be stuck footing the bill for coal export.
Millennium already has a poor track record. In 2010, we found Millennium hiding the truth about the scale of their coal export project. Millennium’s public plans were to export just 5 million tons of coal a year but secret documents revealed plans for 60-80 million tons.
$85,000,000. That’s how much Big Coal is slated to get if we don’t act now to remove their funding from the final Washington transportation package.
