Washington State Considers Climate Impact of Major Petrochemical Plant With 'Pattern of Influence Peddling'

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By Nick CunninghamJan 12, 2021, 4:16 pm340 pts
Read time: 11 mins In 2014, a company named Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) proposed building a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical project in Kalama, Washington, a port town roughly 40 miles north of Portland, Oregon. Now, after years of delays and multiple rounds of evaluation, a critical state permit…

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