April 12, 2019
A Washington state federal judge on Thursday paused a challenge to the state's decision to deny a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility, saying there are matters that need to be cleared up by state courts first.
April 01, 2019
Washington state's decision to deny a water quality permit for a proposed coal export facility that would ship the fuel to Asia is not preempted by U.S. foreign policy, a federal judge said Monday.
October 24, 2018
Washington's commissioner of public lands on Tuesday escaped a federal lawsuit over the decision to deny permits Lighthouse Resources Inc. needed for a planned coal export facility, after a Washington federal judge found the court lacked jurisdiction because of the state's sovereign right to control its own lands.
May 10, 2018
Lighthouse Resource Inc., which sued state officials over their refusal to grant permits for a planned coal export facility, asked a Washington federal court to allow the suit to move forward, saying it challenges the state's refusal to consider any coal-related project and doesn't repeat claims brought in local cases.
January 04, 2018
Lighthouse Resources Inc. sued Washington state's governor in federal court Wednesday, alleging he and other state officials have "unreasonably" denied permits the company needs to move forward with a planned coal export facility because of their policy views.