No New Coal Mines in Washington State!

After more than 20 years of dormancy, the Pacific Coast Coal Company is trying to resume pit-coal mining at the John Henry No. 1 coal mine in Black Diamond, Washington – just 30 miles away from Seattle. The John Henry coal mine would cause an estimated 250,000 tons of carbon pollution each year, the equivalent of 51,000 cars. The project will cause harmful environmental impacts to local water and air quality – risking public health, wildlife, and reversing decades of progress towards transitioning Washington away from dirty fossil fuels.

Washington Department of Ecology, please protect our public waters and local communities from dirty and dangerous coal by denying a permit to the Pacific Coast Coal Company that would violate State Water Quality Standards and the Clean Water Act in the face of climate change.