The Whatcom County Council has introduced for a public hearing another extension of its interim moratorium on expansion of/or new crude oil exporting facilities at the Cherry Point Industrial Zone. If passed it will be the ninth time that the Council extends the moratorium.
Whatcom County Council Receives Warning Letter from Legal Representative for British Petroleum of Cherry Point
Letter to the Whatcom County Council concerning the “Interim Moratorium” from Brian Israel of Arnold & Porter: At its meeting on December 3, 2019, the Whatcom County Council voted to enact an eighth extension of the “Moratorium on the Acceptance and Processing of Applications and Permits in the Cherry Point Urban Growth Area the Primary Purpose of Which Would B …
Moratorium on unrefined fossil fuel exports at Cherry Point extended yet again
For the eighth time, the Whatcom County Council has extended a moratorium on new or expanded crude oil exporting facilities in the Cherry Point Industrial Zone — home to some of the county’s biggest employers. Any new projects that would increase exports of crude oil or other unrefined fossil fuels will not be permitted for another six-months until the council …