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Northwest governors to feds: Clear the air before exporting coal
2013-03-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The federal government must undertake and complete a thorough examination of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions before any decision on turning Northwest ports into terminals for exporting coal to China, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber said in a letter sent Monday. The basic question as the governors outlined to the Council on Environmental Quality: Should the United States stoke use of a fuel that imposes public health costs, creates ocean acidification and rising...
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