Plans are underway to build terminals in the Pacific Northwest to transport coal from Wyoming as well as North Dakota’s oil from trains to refineries. Ashley Ahearn of the public media collaborative EarthFix tells host Steve Curwood that the more local residents learn about them, the less popular the proposed fossil fuel terminals.
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