Shelving Coal

PEAC helped to halt the building of a coal-fired power plant proposed for Kalama, Washington on the Columbia River. This important victory for the region resulted from a collaboration with Columbia Riverkeeper, the Rosemere Neighborhood Association, and the Willapa Hills Audobon Society.

Read the decision of the Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSEC) to table the coal-burning plant because the applicant violated Washington’s new law requiring a carbon sequestration plan for all new coal-fired power plants. EFSEC’s decision highlights the public’s commitment to addressing global climate change. PEAC Staff Attorneys Aubrey Baldwin and Allison LaPlante worked with Lewis & Clark law student Naeem Nulwala on the case.