{"id":816,"date":"2018-03-13T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vancouver.labs.wsu.edu\/chokepoint\/?page_id=816"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:00:34","slug":"shell-east-gate-rail-project-anacortes-wa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vancouver.labs.wsu.edu\/thethingreenlineispeople\/shell-east-gate-rail-project-anacortes-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell East Gate Rail Project, Anacortes, WA"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-1520977348755\" class=\"row single h1-header gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<h1>Oil by Rail<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1599061120364\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h2>Shell East Gate Rail Project, Anacortes, WA<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<h3>Status: DEFEATED!<\/h3>\n<h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sightline.org\/2015\/05\/15\/how-shell-manipulates-washington-state-politics\/\">Sightline Institute Articles and Reports on Shell East Gate Rail Project<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-1520977361880\" class=\"row single gutter pad-top\">\n<div style=\"\" class=\"column one \">\n<header>\n<h4>Documents on Record<\/h4>\n<\/header>\n<h5><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>October 11, Shell letter stating withdraw of project <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170215022040\/https:\/\/www.ecy.wa.gov\/geographic\/anacortes\/CBR-Suspension-LTR_WSDE.pdf\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170215022040\/https:\/\/www.ecy.wa.gov\/geographic\/anacortes\/CBR-Suspension-LTR_WSDE.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Feburary 27, Shell Appeal of Shorline Permit decision\u00a0 (23 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-27-15%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20PL15-0071.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-27-15%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20PL15-0071.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Feburary 23, Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law and Order -Earthjustice et al appeal upheld (15 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-23-15%20Hearing%20Examiner%20Decision.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-23-15%20Hearing%20Examiner%20Decision.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>January 21, Skagit Co Memo RE Earthjustice appeal to issuance of Motified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)\u00a0 (16 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Skagit%20County%20SEPA%20Appeal%20Memo%201-21-15.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Skagit%20County%20SEPA%20Appeal%20Memo%201-21-15.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>2014<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>September 11, Earthjustice et al appeal to issuance of Motified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) (10 pages)\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/266220shell20mdns20notice20of20appeal.pdf\">https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/266220shell20mdns20notice20of20appeal.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>August 14, Skagit Co issuance of Modified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/PL13-0468%20Modified%20MDNS.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/PL13-0468%20Modified%20MDNS.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>July 17, Shell respose to request for further information\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shell%20Crude%20by%20Rail%20Response%20to%20Skagit%20County%207-17-14.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shell%20Crude%20by%20Rail%20Response%20to%20Skagit%20County%207-17-14.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May 21, Skagit Co. Memo RE public comment\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%205-20-14.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%205-20-14.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>May 14, Skagit Co. Memo RE public comment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%2005-14-14.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Memo%20to%20Interested%20Parties%2005-14-14.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>2013<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>December 18, SEPA Checklist (25 pages)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/SEPA%20Checklist.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/SEPA%20Checklist.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>December 17, Wetland Mitigation Bank Use Plan\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shell%20PSR%20Mitigation%20Bank%20Use%20Plan.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shell%20PSR%20Mitigation%20Bank%20Use%20Plan.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>December 12, JARPA (Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application ) (37 pages)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/JARPA.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/JARPA.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>December 12, Shorline Permit Application\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shoreline%20Substantial%20Development%20Application.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Shoreline%20Substantial%20Development%20Application.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>November 6, Wetland Delineation Report and Critical Areas Assessement\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Wetland%20Delineation%20Report%20and%20Critical%20Areas%20Assessment.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Wetland%20Delineation%20Report%20and%20Critical%20Areas%20Assessment.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Context\/Media<\/h5>\n<p>&#8220;Tribes\/First Nations: Swinomish &amp; Oil&#8221; Alexandria Marie Johnson, Fossil Fuel Connections, 2015\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fossilfuelconnections.org\/swinomish-oil\">https:\/\/www.fossilfuelconnections.org\/swinomish-oil<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Oil by Rail<\/p>\n<h2>Shell East Gate Rail Project, Anacortes, WA<\/h2>\n<h3>Status: DEFEATED!<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sightline.org\/2015\/05\/15\/how-shell-manipulates-washington-state-politics\/\">Sightline Institute Articles and Reports on Shell East Gate Rail Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Documents on Record<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>October 11, Shell letter stating withdraw of project <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170215022040\/https:\/\/www.ecy.wa.gov\/geographic\/anacortes\/CBR-Suspension-LTR_WSDE.pdf\">https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170215022040\/https:\/\/www.ecy.wa.gov\/geographic\/anacortes\/CBR-Suspension-LTR_WSDE.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Feburary 27, Shell Appeal of Shorline Permit decision\u00a0 (23 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-27-15%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20PL15-0071.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-27-15%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%20PL15-0071.pdf<\/a><br \/> Feburary 23, Findings of Fact Conclusions of Law and Order -Earthjustice et al appeal upheld (15 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-23-15%20Hearing%20Examiner%20Decision.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/02-23-15%20Hearing%20Examiner%20Decision.pdf<\/a><br \/> January 21, Skagit Co Memo RE Earthjustice appeal to issuance of Motified Mitigation Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS)\u00a0 (16 pages) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Skagit%20County%20SEPA%20Appeal%20Memo%201-21-15.pdf\">https:\/\/www.skagitcounty.net\/PlanningAndPermit\/Documents\/ShellPermit\/Skagit%20County%20SEPA%20Appeal%20Memo%201-21-15.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>2014<\/h5>\n<p>September 11, Earthjustice et al appeal to issuance of &#8230; 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