Puyallup Tribal Council member Anna Bean speaks at a protest against a liquid natural gas plant on the Tacoma waterfront in May 2019. Credit: KUOW Photo / John Ryan
Climate advocates go to court to block Tacoma gas plant By
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Dueling lawyers made their opening arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether a major fossil-fuel plant opens on the Tacoma waterfront.
Opponents are challenging the go-ahead that regulators gave to a Puget Sound Energy plant that would supply liquid natural gas for cargo ships and other users at the Port of Tacoma.
Now nearly complete, the eight million gallon tank is as tall as the Tacoma Dome arena and able to store gas at -260 degrees Fahrenheit.