Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports

Some critics have presented coal exports as a false choice between the environment and the economy. The truth is that these projects can be built in a safe and environmentally responsible way. Trains carrying coal have been traveling through this area for years heading to British Columbia for export from Canada, which reaps the economic gain, eliciting hardly any environmental complaints. Every project will be done right, achieve rigorous state and federal guidelines to protect the environment and move through a public stakeholder process as part of the environmental review and permitting process.

The Pacific Northwest’s strong legacy in trade stands alongside a legacy of responsible environmental stewardship. This heritage is important and we are dedicated to building infrastructure and shipping export products in a way that respects the region’s clean environment and preserves the high quality of living that makes the Northwest a great place to live.

Did you know?

• The Northwest Clean Air Agency, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and Spokane Clean Air Agency have not had a single record of any coal dust complaints as of 2011, despite coal trains traveling through the region for years.
• Locomotives are the most fuel-efficient means of ground transportation in America, accounting for less than 1% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.