Centralia coal plant: Closure is common sense

Re: “Fight over Centralia coal plant heats up as WA challenges feds” (Jan. 15, Climate Lab): Amanda Zhou’s article about the U.S. Department of Energy’s emergency order to stop the scheduled closure of the Centralia coal plant was frustrating, but not …

January 31, 2026
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Gas Works Park: Support middle path

I’d like to correct a misconception that Jean Sherrard promulgated in his Now & Then column (“Past, present, future: Balancing safety and art at Gas Works Park,” Jan. 25, Pacific NW Magazine). He presents the current options on the table as “a seem…

January 31, 2026
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