Oil by Rail

Shell East Gate Rail Project, Anacortes, WA

Status: DEFEATED!

Sightline Institute Articles and Reports on Shell East Gate Rail Project

Documents on Record

2016

• October 11, Shell letter stating withdraw of project https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022040/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/geographic/anacortes/CBR-Suspension-LTR_WSDE.pdf

2015

• Feburary 27, Shell Appeal of Shorline Permit decision  (23 pages) https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/02-27-15%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20PL15-0071.pdf
• Feburary 23, Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law and Order -Earthjustice et al appeal upheld (15 pages) https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/02-23-15%20Hearing%20Examiner%20Decision.pdf
• January 21, Skagit Co Memo RE Earthjustice appeal to issuance of Motified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)  (16 pages) https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Skagit%20County%20SEPA%20Appeal%20Memo%201-21-15.pdf

 

2014

• September 11, Earthjustice et al appeal to issuance of Motified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) (10 pages)  https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/266220shell20mdns20notice20of20appeal.pdf
• August 14, Skagit Co issuance of Modified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/PL13-0468%20Modified%20MDNS.pdf
• July 17, Shell respose to request for further information  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Shell%20Crude%20by%20Rail%20Response%20to%20Skagit%20County%207-17-14.pdf
• May 21, Skagit Co. Memo RE public comment  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%205-20-14.pdf
• May 14, Skagit Co. Memo RE public comment https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%2005-14-14.pdf

 

2013

• December 18, SEPA Checklist (25 pages)  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/SEPA%20Checklist.pdf
• December 17, Wetland Mitigation Bank Use Plan  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Shell%20PSR%20Mitigation%20Bank%20Use%20Plan.pdf
• December 12, JARPA (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application ) (37 pages)  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/JARPA.pdf
• December 12, Shorline Permit Application  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Shoreline%20Substantial%20Development%20Application.pdf
• November 6, Wetland Delineation Report and Critical Areas Assessement  https://www.skagitcounty.net/PlanningAndPermit/Documents/ShellPermit/Wetland%20Delineation%20Report%20and%20Critical%20Areas%20Assessment.pdf

 

 

 

Context/Media

“Tribes/First Nations: Swinomish & Oil” Alexandria Marie Johnson, Fossil Fuel Connections, 2015  http://www.fossilfuelconnections.org/swinomish-oil