No, according to the company and local officials. But the future of the project will remain murky at least for a few more months. The Washington governor Wednesday afternoon announced his opposition ...

Would Northwest Innovation Works’ proposed $1.8 billion methanol refinery add significantly to global warming? Cowlitz County and the Port of Kalama have outlined a study that will attempt to answer ...

Plans for a $1.8 billion methanol plant on the lower Columbia River at the Port of Kalama are progressing. The Daily News reports Burlington Northern Santa Fe has agreed to sell 2 acres for access to ...

A state panel that reviews large energy projects has declined jurisdiction over a methanol plant proposed for the Port of Kalama in southwest Washington. The environmental group Columbia Riverkeeper ...

Washington’s governor is changing course on his support of two fossil-fuel projects in the state. Following a bill signing Wednesday banning hydraulic fracking for oil and natural gas within ...