Cowlitz County environmentalists ‘cautiously optimistic’ about $500M-plus Longview fertilizer project

By: Henry Brannan

Outlets: The Columbian

Published: December 20, 2025

Words: 743

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago


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LONGVIEW — Mary Lyons said Cowlitz County was “the dumping ground of every project that nobody else wants,” at a meeting this summer of locals opposing a proposed $250 million biomass fuel plant in Longview.

Months after her remarks about the countless proposed fossil fuel projects, Cowlitz County may have finally broken the spell: Agricultural giant Nutrien is proposing a $500 million to $1 billion potash fertilizer export terminal at the Longview port.

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