Dueling perspectives on display at hearing over Ferndale fossil fuel terminal

At issue are 33 AltaGas projects, most of them already completed

By: Sophia Gates

Outlets: Cascadia Daily News

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 817

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Critics and supporters of Canada-based oil and gas company AltaGas voiced their opinions on the environmental impact of a Ferndale energy terminal during public comment before the Whatcom County Hearing Examiner on Friday, Jan. 30.

At issue is a September decision by Whatcom County that 33 projects at the Ferndale LPG Terminal would have insignificant environmental impacts if owner AltaGas undertook certain mitigation measures. Such a determination is an alternative to a more rigorous …

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