Sen. Merkley, citing climate fears, wants big study of coal export plans

The Hill: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is pressuring the Obama administration to conduct a sweeping environmental review of proposals for coal export facilities in Washington and Oregon. Coal companies such as Ambre Energy, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy are proposing export projects in the Pacific Northwest to send coal to Asian markets. Merkley, in a letter to the U.S. Army and the Interior Department, calls for a major review known as a "programmatic environmental impact statement," or EIS, arguing that...

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