As you may know, we're in the thick of scoping season for hearings on the proposal to build North America’s largest coal export facility in Bellingham to ship coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin through Washington to Asia. Say that three times fast. But in the proposal, up to 62 coal trains will rumble through Spokane on their way to a coal terminal. The first hearing in Belligham drew about 2,000 people. Check this excellent report from Green Acre Radio in which they get some fascinating audio snapshots of the public's view. 

(Photo by Skagit Co-Op at the Mt. Vernon hearing.)

Once again, there will be a Coal Export Hearing in Spokane on Thursday, Dec. 4th. It will be held at the Spokane County Fairgrounds Plaza, 404 N Havana Street. There will be a rally and press conference at 3pm and the public hearing goes from 4-7pm

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