Puyallup Tribal Council Chairman Bill Sterud praised Gov. Inslee for taking a stand on a very divisive issue. The governor received a lot of criticism for withdrawing his support for the LNG project and Sterud believes it’s not just an empty campaign gesture.
“He took a stand and followed through with it,” the Chairman said. “I have to kind of pat him on the back.”
"Governor Jay Inslee no longer supports the construction of a liquified natural gas plant"
Indian Country Today:
The Puyallup Tribe received some good news on Wednesday when Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced he no longer supports the construction of a liquified natural gas plant (LNG plant) on the Puyallup River Tideflats in Tacoma. The plant, which the tribe has opposed since 2015, would produce up to a half million gallons of highly volatile liquefied natural gas per day and would store up to 8 million gallons of it in a huge tank located at the facility.
Gov. Inslee, a Democrat who announced in March he is running for president on a climate change platform, previously supported the construction of the plant. But he changed his mind and announced his reversal on the same day he signed a bill banning the use of hydraulic fracking in Washington state.
“Being committed now to 100 percent clean electricity and signing a bill prohibiting fracking in Washington state, we want to be consistent to that spirit of progress. Therefore I cannot in good conscience continue to support the construction of a liquefied natural gas plant in Tacoma…” he told reporters.newsmaven.io/...
Indian Country Today
What the announcement means to the tribe
The governor’s withdrawal of support for the plant does not prevent its owner, Puget Sound Energy, from completing construction. It does, however, lend added weight to the Puyallup Tribe’s fight against it.
In an interview with Indian Country Today, Puyallup Tribal Council Member Annette Bryan explained how many questions about the plant were not addressed by the City of Tacoma’s original environmental impact statement.newsmaven.io/...
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In World News:
Australia's ruling Coalition claims election victory in major upset
"It was billed as the climate change election, and the climate lost.
Despite enduring its hottest year on record and a series of environmental calamities that have brought the climate emergency into sharp relief, Australia has voted for the centre-right Liberal party and its coalition partner, and against taking forceful action on the climate crisis.
The ruling Coalition looks set to be returned to government, albeit possibly with the support of independents, in a remarkable victory given that the Labor opposition has won every opinion poll since mid-2016."
theguardian.com
