Stopping the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal

The Gateway Pacific coal terminal, which would have been the largest in North America exporting 48 million tons of coal annually to Asia, was stopped after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied federal permits. This decision was the first of its kind to protect the treaty rights of a tribal nation, specifically the Lummi Nation, whose fisheries and ancestral lands were threatened. The effort involved a coalition including Friends of the Earth and Power Past Coal, who submitted over 124,000 public comments. The document further highlights the ongoing threat from the proposed Millennium Bulk Terminals project in Longview, Washington.

• The proposed Gateway Pacific coal terminal in northwest Washington would have been the largest coal export terminal in North America, exporting up to 48 million tons of coal annually to Asia and sending 1,000 ships through the Salish Sea.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied federal permits for the Gateway Pacific project, marking the first time a coal export facility was rejected to protect the treaty rights of a tribal nation, specifically the Lummi Nation.
• Friends of the Earth and the Power Past Coal alliance opposed the terminal by delivering more than 124,000 public comments and pressuring local officials.
• A new proposed coal export terminal by Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview, Washington, is identified as a current threat that could increase cancer rates, rail congestion, and climate change impacts.

APA

Fox, A. (2017). Stopping the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/victory-stories/impact-story-2/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. Stopping the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal. Friends of the Earth, 2017. https://foe.org/victory-stories/impact-story-2/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fox2017stopping, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{Stopping the Gateway Pacific Coal Terminal}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/victory-stories/impact-story-2/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }