Chapman joined Millennium as CEO over 4 years ago to shepherd Millennium through a very complex  phase of the permitting process. His 30+ year career in permitting was critically important to help the project advance, ultimately obtaining an environmental impact statement that shows that Millennium is designed to protect air and water quality, fish and wildlife, groundwater, and people in accordance with regulatory requirements. While hurdles remain, Chapman said the project is well-positioned for success. “I am delighted the record before the courts is the solid foundation we need to pursue for this site to ultimately realize its potential for hundreds of family-wage jobs in a community that needs them – pipefitters, electricians and operators. Rural Washington is being left behind in our tech-driven economy, and we need projects like Millennium to bridge the economic divide between our rural and urban communities with an essential industrial base.”

Under his leadership, Chapman has run a safe operation. “I am proud of the impeccable record my team and I have created over the last four years for the safety of our workers and the environment in which we work and live. And yes, after 30 years in law practice and four years as CEO of Millennium, I am delighted to be retiring and spending even more time in the mountains and with my wife, Frankie.”

Millennium is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Resources. With its sister companies under the Lighthouse umbrella that operate coal mines in Montana and Wyoming, Millennium is an important part of an integrated supply chain to deliver western U.S. coal to our energy vulnerable allies in Asia. At full operation, the new coal export facility could help boost annual coal exports by 44 million metric tons and increase the annual value of U.S. exports by more than $2.5 billion.

TJ Mangold, Chairman of Lighthouse Resources, said, “We are very grateful for Bill’s contribution over eight years toward developing a world-class export terminal at the site of a former aluminum plant on the Columbia River, first as legal counsel, then as President and CEO. We wish him and Frankie the very best.”

Kristin Gaines has been working at Millennium since 2011 and was part of the management team when Chapman joined as President and CEO. She has worked closely with him over the past four years to advance the project and will continue to lead the efforts to build the world-class port facility that is envisioned for the site. Gaines said, “I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Bill. We will miss him. Everyone at Millennium wishes Bill a long, happy and healthy retirement.”

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Millennium continues its commitment to press forward with efforts to construct a coal export terminal in Longview and bring much-needed jobs to the communities of Southwest Washington by seeking an impartial court review of Ecology’s actions.

“Director Bellon and her team ignored their responsibilities under the Clean Water Act,” said Wendy Hutchinson, Senior Vice President for Millennium. “Had the laws been applied as the Clean Water Act requires, Millennium would already have our water quality certification.”

“We look forward to our day in court and have the utmost confidence in the judicial system’s ability to appropriately apply the law,” Hutchinson concluded.

The complaint reiterates a fact Millennium’s leadership has stated frequently: The Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) issued April of 2017 by Ecology and Cowlitz County unequivocally concluded that Millennium’s project would not have a significant environmental effect on water quality, fish wetlands or aquatic resources, and that any potential impacts could be fully mitigated.

Millennium’s complaint contends the following:

• “Instead of giving Millennium the fundamental procedural and substantive process it was due, Ecology cherry-picked non-water-quality effects found in the EIS as a pretext to veto the water quality certification—and the project – altogether. …It is well established in this state that the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) may not be used “to block the construction of projects, merely because they are unpopular.” Parkridge v. City of Seattle, 89 Wn.2d 545. 573 P.2d 359, 366 (1978)”
• “Instead of answering the single question Congress authorized Ecology to answer under CWA section 401 – whether discharges caused by the construction and operation of Millennium’s proposed Project would violate applicable state water quality standards – Ecology decided for the first time in its history to answer a different question altogether. Ecology decided instead to use the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to deny certification “with prejudice” to in effect, veto the project using non-water-quality factors that are prohibited from consideration under CWA section 401(a)(1).”
• “Ecology used conclusions from the Environmental Impact Statement about air emissions from trains, other interstate rail induced effects, and effects from increased vessel traffic on the Columbia River to summarily deny the certification.” Both the complaint and appeal were filed in Cowlitz County Superior Court. Millennium filed its first complaint against the Department of Ecology and Director Bellon last October.

Both the complaint and appeal were filed in Cowlitz County Superior Court. Millennium filed its first complaint against the Department of Ecology and Director Bellon last October.

About Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview

Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview is an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River which was previously an aluminum smelter. Millennium has made a commitment to the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of this 1940’s era industrial site. This facility is now a vibrant, world-class port that will provide family-wage jobs and help keep Longview and Cowlitz County working. In addition to the coal export facility, Millennium is seeking development of the site for other bulk commodity import and export opportunities.

Facts and Figures

• 2,650 direct and indirect jobs
• $680 million private investment in Cowlitz County
• $43.1 million in state and local taxes during construction
• $5.4 million in state and local taxes each year when fully operational
• Supported by 15 labor unions and endorsed by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce

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Peter Bennett, left, and Gena Ramey, right, pose for photos with Pillars of Strength Scholarship Winners

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• Final SEPA EIS released in April 2017
• The County awarded us the first of many permits
• Millennium received Workforce Education Best Practice Business Award by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce
• Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council unanimously voted in favor of Millennium at 61st Annual Convention
• Several hundred neighbors, family and friends attended our 6th Annual Summer Shindig where Millennium partnered with Highlands Neighborhood Association
• Cowlitz County Superior Court affirmed Millennium’s argument and overturns an “arbitrary and capricious” decision by the state
• Cowlitz County testified that Millennium can meet the criteria for the County Shoreline Permits

Thank you for your continued support.

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“Millennium has been focused on complying with Washington State’s high environmental standards in our current and future operations. The lawsuit from our owners is a reminder that Washington is a trade gateway for all the western states and their products and our state government should not inhibit that trade. This Federal lawsuit clearly shows our ownership’s commitment to the project moving forward.”

– Bill Chapman, President and CEO, Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview

In addition to our statement (above), Lighthouse Resources has issued a detailed press release, which can be viewed here.

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Millennium Bulk Terminals Seeks Fairness in the Courts

Ecology sued for withholding Critical Information 

Millennium appeals decision on Shoreline Permits

LONGVIEW, WA – Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview (Millennium) today filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court against the Washington State Department of Ecology for violating the Public Records Act by withholding essential information that the agency alleged was the basis for critical findings in Millennium’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). In a separate filing, Millennium appealed the November 14 decision on its Shoreline Permits to the Shoreline Hearings Board.

Public Records Request Lawsuit
Independent technical experts have not been able to reproduce or verify a portion of the technical conclusions of the EIS. Normally the background information to produce those results would be included as part of the EIS, but in Millennium’s case, they were not.

“If a company paid millions to a consultant for a project, that consultant would provide the background information supporting their work to the client within weeks. Yet Ecology and their consultant have not been able to provide that information to us for over half a year. Why can’t Ecology provide this information directly, or ask its consultant to provide the information?” said Wendy Hutchinson, Millennium Vice President.

“It is especially troubling when the limited information Ecology has provided shows the agency altered the Environmental Impact Statement in ways that ignore the analysis of the experts it hired. What is Ecology afraid to show us?”

The public disclosure request lawsuit filed today identifies evidence of Ecology dismissing their expert consultants and revising “critical findings”.

“The lack of timely response to very specific requests for data is troubling,” said Millennium Attorney Jon Sitkin. “The process to receive documents from Ecology has been very slow. Seven months after our request, Ecology has only released limited information. This is too long for information that should be readily available, given the FEIS was completed in April.”

As part of the public records Millennium has received, there is an August 10, 2016 email from Ecology stating that their consultant, ICF, says that the Green House Gas (GHG) model cannot be used to recommend mitigation in the FEIS.

“…ICF does believe the analysis prepared for the SEPA EIS is not adequate to develop a very specific GHG mitigation measures…” the email says.

Yet, in direct contradiction of their own expert’s opinion, Ecology used the results of the model to recommend GHG mitigation in the FEIS.

“Ecology has yet to produce modeling data to back up their GHG calculations,” Sitkin continued. “It is data that is typically provided as backup or reference data for an EIS, but it was not included in the 14,000-plus pages for the Millennium project’s FEIS that took more than five years to finish. Why?”

Records also show that Ecology’s experts commented to Ecology that comparing train emissions to Cowlitz County emissions as part of the FEIS is an inaccurate approach:

“This is not an apples to apples comparison. It compares a single facilities’ emissions with countywide emissions instead of those from a comparable operation, almost always dwarfs the %. Recommend comparing with citywide emissions (if such granular data exist), or leave it out as it is misleading.”

“This time Ecology chose to leave the erroneous comparison in the FEIS,” Sitkin stated, “and there have been no documents produced by Ecology that demonstrate why they disregarded the expertise of their consultant.”

The lawsuit cites several key cases in supporting the requirement of Ecology to provide full records in a timely manner. The Supreme Court’s command is unequivocal: ‘Responses to requests for public records shall be made promptly by agencies….’ RCW 42.56.520. Additionally, where the Public Records Act is violated, trial courts must award penalties…The Public Records Act is a forceful reminder that agencies remain accountable to the people of the State of Washington….” Yousoufian v. Office of Ron Sims, 168 Wn.2d 444, 465-66 (2010).

Appeal of Shoreline Permits
Today, Millennium also appealed the November 14 decision on its Shoreline Permits to the Shoreline Hearings Board. The appeal states:

“…the Hearing Examiner’s decision thoroughly and fundamentally misreads and, therefore, misapplies the State Environmental Policy Act and the Shoreline Management Act.” It went on to say the Hearing examiner “exceeded his authority by considering issues beyond his statutory purview and creating an entirely new approval criterion…” calling the Hearing examiner’s decision “erroneous and contrary to law” as well as “arbitrary in requesting further study as a basis for denying approval while rejecting testimony regarding the Project and mitigation of impacts based on the finality of the EIS.”

Millennium Wins Legal Arguments
Millennium has been forced to take its case to the courts for permitting the construction and operation of a coal export terminal along the Columbia River that would create thousands of jobs. Last month a Cowlitz County Superior Court overturned a Department of Natural Resources decision to deny Millennium’s sublease to operate docks on its site by ruling DNR acted without regard to the facts and asked the parties to reach agreement on a sublease and present it to the court for approval.

About Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview
Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview is an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River which was initially home to an aluminum smelter. Millennium is committed to the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of this 1940’s era industrial site into a vibrant, world-class port facility that will create family-wage jobs and help keep Longview and Cowlitz County working. In addition to the coal export facility, Millennium is actively seeking development of the site for other bulk commodity import and export opportunities.

Facts and Figures

• 2,650 direct and indirect jobs
• $680 million private investment in Cowlitz County
• $43.1 million in state and local taxes during construction
• $5.4 million in state and local taxes each year when fully operational
• Supported by 15 labor unions and endorsed by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce

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On Final Day of Hearing Millennium Makes Strong, Fact-Base Case for Granting Stage One Shoreline Permits

GHG expert testifies global emissions will be less with Millennium project than without project  

LONGVIEW, WA – On the third and final day of the Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permits hearing for Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview (MBT) expert witnesses wrapped up testimony by emphasizing the ways the project meets the Shoreline Management Act.

Wendy Hutchinson, Millennium Bulk Terminals’ Vice President of Government and Public Affairs reinforced after the hearing that “Industrial sites are a preferred use under the Shoreline Management Act. Millennium’s project is consistent with the goals of the Act, especially given our project will be built on an existing industrial property that leverages existing rail and vessel access. The Comprehensive Plan of Cowlitz County encourages this industrial use and diversification to grow the economy. Millennium exemplifies that vision.”

Testimony earlier in the day from an energy economist said that building and operating the Millennium project can reduce global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions when all components of the full life cycle analysis are considered.

Julie M. Carey, a Director for NERA Economic Consulting’s Energy, Environment, Communications and Infrastructure practice was one of seven experts and Millennium staff to testify when the hearing resumed at the Cowlitz County Event Center Monday, November 6, 2017.

Carey testified that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) included a complete Green House Gas (GHG) emissions lifecycle analysis. However when the findings were announced, Ecology excluded portions of the full analysis, such as that the Powder River Basin Coal has lower GHG emissions from the mining process than the coal it will displace.

“The Final Environmental Impact Statement substantially overstated Green House Gas in all scenarios by picking and choosing elements to exclude such as the coal mining offset and transport offset…” Carey stated.  “…Evidence shows…the project will result in net benefits in Green House Gas emissions” had Ecology included all of the components of their own life cycle analysis.

Additional expert analysis on air quality, diesel particulate matter and vessel safety was provided for consideration.

Over the course of the three-day hearing proponent attendance significantly outnumbered opposition attendance.

The hearing examiner indicated he will issue his decision on the Shoreline Permits for this world class port facility within the required 10 business days.

Why Millennium Needs Shoreline Permits 

The Shoreline Permits for the first stage of the project will be for construction activities to revitalize the old Reynolds aluminum smelter for export capacity of 25 million tonnes of coal annually. Stage one of Millennium’s investment includes:

• Infrastructure to transload coal from trains to storage to ships,
• A rail yard for management of unit trains,
• One dock with a ship loader, and
• One additional dock for holding vessels when they are not being loaded.

Recent Millennium Wins

Millennium has received its critical areas permit. A Cowlitz County Superior Court has overturned the decision made last January to deny Millennium a sublease to operate docks at the former Reynolds Aluminum facility in Longview.  The judge ruled that the Department of Natural Resources acted without regard to the facts and asked the parties to reach agreement on a sublease and present it to the court for approval.

Millennium has received its critical areas permit. Millennium has filed a lawsuit in Cowlitz County Superior Court against the Department of Ecology and its Director Maia Bellon. The company also appealed the denial of its water quality certification to Washington’s Pollution Control Hearings Board. Visit www.MillenniumBulk.com/appeal for more information.

About Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview

Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview is an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River which was initially home to an aluminum smelter. Millennium is committed to the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of this 1940’s era industrial site into a vibrant, world-class port facility that will create family-wage jobs and help keep Longview and Cowlitz County working.  In addition to the coal export facility, Millennium is actively seeking development of the site for other bulk commodity import and export opportunities.

Facts and Figures                                                                     

• 2,650 direct and indirect jobs
• $680 million in private investment in Cowlitz County
• $43.1 million in state and local revenue during construction
• $5.4 million in state and local revenue each year when fully operational
• Supported by 15 labor unions and endorsed by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce

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Millennium Supporters Turnout for Day Two of Shoreline Hearing, Provide Compelling Testimony

Hearing ended at 2:30 p.m. Friday after final person testified. Only written testimony to be accepted Monday 

LONGVIEW, WA – Day two of the hearing for Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview’s (MBT) Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permits was dedicated to public testimony. Proponents and opponents spent the day stepping one-by-one to the podium to offer comments about the project to hearing examiner Mark Scheibmeir.

Proponents of the Millennium project included labor and civic leaders, employees, and elected officials. Each person provided a unique perspective for supporting the construction of Millennium’s $680-million investment in Cowlitz County. Below is a sampling of proponent testimonies:

“Right now, we have a chance to help boost our local economy with good family wage jobs and reinvigorate our region in a way that is consistent with our history, tradition, and workforce,” DeAnn Fields, Market Representative for Laborers International Union of North America testified. “Cowlitz County has an approximately 5.9 percent unemployment rate, compared to 3.1 for King’s County. This community needs this project and cannot afford any further delay.”

“As North America’s oldest rail labor union, we are invested in making sure good, viable projects like the Millennium Bulk Terminals proposed export facility, receives a fair and timely permitting review, so that we can partner together to maintain and grow the skilled labor workforce here in Washington,” said Shahraim Charles Allen, Washington State Legislative Board Chairman for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “The commitment to this project taken on by Millennium, demonstrates they will be a responsible and environmentally aware business partner, here in Longview…I believe Millennium is committed to building and operating a safe and environmentally responsible port terminal.”

Mark Martinez, President of the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council testified: “Nothing is more important for the success of middle class families than job opportunity and economic growth. And that is exactly what’s being considered today. A chance to create jobs for skilled trades and boost local economies while improving lives. There is nothing more disappointing than seeing empty union halls. We’re firing on all cylinders when everyone is hard at work, and projects like this one will help us meet that goal. Through construction alone the project will create jobs for two thousand six hundred and fifty people. That’s two thousand six hundred and fifty paychecks, two thousand six hundred and fifty people who don’t have to worry about putting food on their table each night.”

The shoreline hearing will continue Monday, November 6 at 9 a.m. at the Cowlitz County Expo Center at 1900 7^th Avenue in Longview. If necessary, the final day of hearing will be Tuesday, November 7.

Why Millennium Needs Shoreline Permits 

The Shoreline Permits for the first stage of the project will be for construction activities to revitalize the old Reynolds aluminum smelter for export capacity of 25 million tonnes of coal annually. Stage one of Millennium’s investment includes:

• Infrastructure to transload coal from trains to storage to ships,
• A rail yard for management of unit trains,
• One dock with a ship loader, and
• One additional dock for holding vessels when they are not being loaded.

Recent Millennium Wins

Millennium has received its critical areas permit. A Cowlitz County Superior Court has overturned the decision made last January to deny Millennium a sublease to operate docks at the former Reynolds Aluminum facility in Longview.  The judge ruled that the Department of Natural Resources acted without regard to the facts and asked the parties to reach agreement on a sublease and present it to the court for approval.

Millennium has received its critical areas permit. Millennium has filed a lawsuit in Cowlitz County Superior Court against the Department of Ecology and its Director Maia Bellon. The company also appealed the denial of its water quality certification to Washington’s Pollution Control Hearings Board. Visit www.MillenniumBulk.com/appeal for more information.

About Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview

Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview is an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River which was initially home to an aluminum smelter. Millennium is committed to the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of this 1940’s era industrial site into a vibrant, world-class port facility that will create family-wage jobs and help keep Longview and Cowlitz County working.  In addition to the coal export facility, Millennium is actively seeking development of the site for other bulk commodity import and export opportunities.

Facts and Figures                                                                    

• 2,650 direct and indirect jobs
• $680 million in private investment in Cowlitz County
• $43.1 million in state and local revenue during construction
• $5.4 million in state and local revenue each year when fully operational
• Supported by 15 labor unions and endorsed by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce

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Cowlitz County Staff Testifies Millennium Can Meet Criteria for Shoreline Permits

Hundreds Gathered in Support of Millennium’s Shoreline Permits

LONGVIEW, WA – Cowlitz County staff testified, and submitted a report to hearing examiner Mark Scheibmeir, that Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview (MBT) can meet the criteria for the Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permits, kicking-off a strong first day of testimony for the Millennium project.

In addition to the County’s testimony, the agenda for the day included presentations from environmental experts, Millennium staff, and a Burlington Northern Santa Fe representative along with a lawyer for project opponents. Local leaders Ted Sprague, President of Cowlitz Economic Development Council, and Mike Bridges, President of the Longview/Kelso Building and Construction Trades Council also provided testimony.

“The Building Trades supports responsible and consistent environmental regulations…we believe that projects like Millennium are essential in the journey towards cleaner sources of energy, and we know that this terminal can be built and operated safely and within the environmental requirements of the law,” Bridges, a Longview resident, testified. “We know what it means to live in an industrial town. And we support Millennium Bulk Terminals and its project in Longview because we know that a new export terminal would bring thousands of new jobs to an area of the state eager to put people back to work.”

Hundreds of Millennium proponents used the hearing’s afternoon break to meet in the Floral Building near the Cowlitz County Expo Center for lunch and to hear from local leaders including: Senator Ann Rivers, Longview Councilmember Mike Wallin, and Bridges addressed the crowded room. Others in attendance included Senator Tim Sheldon and Representative Ed Orcutt.

Public testimony from project proponents and opponents concluded the day. Herb Krohn, Washington State Legislative Director for the Sheet Metal Air Rail Transportation (SMART) Division/United Transportation Union provided the first public comment of the day.

“Trains with coal have been running along this stretch of land since 1903, the line to the Millennium site became an extremely busy rail corridor starting in 1942 when the Reynolds plant was built, coal and its byproducts have been handled on this site since it built – metallurgical coal is a critical ingredient in the making of metals,” Krohn said. “This rail line was the primary means of transporting raw materials that were set out at this same location, as well as the primary means for picking up finished products – the volume of rail traffic was certainly much greater than the expected traffic at Millennium.”

See this link for photos and video from the hearing and presentations during the afternoon lunch.

“We were honored to have so many residents, labor and civic leaders, employees, and elected officials standing with us on the first day of the hearing,” said Wendy Hutchinson, Millennium Bulk Terminals’ Vice President of Government and Public Affairs. “Millennium is committed to building and operating this project the right way by meeting the strict environmental laws of Washington State. We’re proud to have proven to so many of our neighbors we are going to fulfill that promise.”

The three to four-day shoreline hearing ending on November 6 or 7 will take place from 9-5 p.m. at the Cowlitz County Expo Center at 1900 7^th Avenue in Longview. Millennium and its supporters head into Thursday’s hearing with momentum stemming from project wins last week.

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Stage One of Millennium Project is Focus of Shoreline Permits Hearing 

LONGVIEW, WA — Starting Thursday Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview (MBT) will present a fact-based case that demonstrates approval of its Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permits – for the first stage of the project – is warranted because the $680-million coal export terminal meets the strict environmental laws of Washington State.

The first stage of the project involves construction activities to revitalize the old Reynolds aluminum smelter for export capacity of 25 million tonnes of coal annually. Today Millennium is handling coal for domestic industrial use and has an existing dock which is maintained to receive alumina for transport by rail to Wenatchee, Washington.

Stage one of Millennium’s investment includes:

• Infrastructure to transload coal from trains to storage to ships,
• A rail yard for management of unit trains,
• One dock with a ship loader, and
• One additional dock for holding vessels when they are not being loaded.

“An important distinction about this permit hearing is that it is strictly focused on stage one of the two stages of Millennium’s investment in Cowlitz County,” said Wendy Hutchinson, Millennium Bulk Terminals’ Vice President of Government and Public Affairs. “The Final Environmental Impact Statement studied the terminal at full operation.  However, the shorelines permits under consideration today are just for Stage 1, which is the infrastructure needed to handle 25 million metric tonnes of coal annually. ”

The three to four-day shoreline hearing ending on November 6 or 7 will take place from 9-5 p.m. at the Cowlitz County Expo Center at 1900 7^th Avenue in Longview. Millennium and its supporters head into Thursday’s hearing with momentum stemming from project wins last week.

Last Friday Cowlitz County Superior Court overturned the decision made last January to deny Millennium a sublease to operate docks at the former Reynolds Aluminum facility in Longview.  The judge ruled that the Department of Natural Resources acted without regard to the facts and asked the parties to reach agreement on a sublease and present it to the court for approval.

Earlier last week Millennium filed a lawsuit in Cowlitz County Superior Court against the Department of Ecology and its Director Maia Bellon. The company also appealed the denial of its water quality certification to Washington’s Pollution Control Hearings Board. Visit www.MillenniumBulk.com/appeal for more information.

About Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview

Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview is an operating bulk materials port on the Columbia River which was initially home to an aluminum smelter. Millennium is committed to the environmental cleanup and redevelopment of this 1940’s era industrial site into a vibrant, world-class port facility that will create family-wage jobs and help keep Longview and Cowlitz County working.  In addition to the coal export facility, Millennium is actively seeking development of the site for other bulk commodity import and export opportunities.

Facts and Figures                                                                    

• 2,650 direct and indirect jobs
• $680 million in private investment in Cowlitz County
• $43.1 million in state and local revenue during construction
• $5.4 million in state and local revenue each year when fully operational
• Supported by 15 labor unions and endorsed by Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce

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