In the September issue of Whatcom Watch, two exposes on SSA Marine — owner of Pacific International Terminals, and proponent of Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point — leave no doubt that the illegal land clearing by SSA (that resulted in degradation of the environment and desecration of a registered Native American archeological site) was intentional, and that even if their coal shipping proposal falls through, they might still try to cash in on dubiously-acquired water rights at the expense of treaty rights.
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