Tribe Wins Dispute Over Review Of 2 Oil, Gas Terminal Projects In Washington

Mealey's (January 12, 2017, 4:26 PM EST) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — Two expansion projects at adjacent oil and gas storage terminals in a Washington harbor require review under the state’s Ocean Resources Management Act (ORMA) because the projects clearly qualify as “transportation,” “ocean uses” and “coastal uses” under state regulations, the Washington Supreme Court held Jan. 12 in reversing an appellate court ruling (Quinault Indian Nation, et al. v. Imperium Terminal Services, LLC, et al., No. 92552-6, Wash. Sup.)....