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March 23, 2017

Whatcom extends moratorium on oil

BELLINGHAM (AP) — The Whatcom County Council has extended for six months a moratorium on shipments of unrefined fossil fuels out of the Cherry Point area.

The county voted 6 to 1 Monday night to temporarily prohibit new permit applications for facilities that ship crude oil and other unrefined fossil fuels that aren't processed or consumed in the area.


 
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