Ag News: 2021’s First Asian Giant Hornet In PNW
Entomologists from the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the USDA have confirmed the first 2021 report of an Asian giant hornet … this time in Snohomish County.
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Methanol Plant Clears Another Hurdle With 2 State Permits
KALAMA, Wash. (AP) — State regulators have granted two key permits for a $2 billion project in southwest Washington state that would convert natural gas to methanol.
The Department of Ecology on Thursday approved a shoreline permit for the project by Northwest Innovation Works at the Port of Kalama...
Pacific Northwest Could Become Hub for Methanol Production
SEATTLE (AP) — The Pacific Northwest could become a major hub for methanol production if three proposed refineries are built along the Columbia River and Puget Sound.
A China-backed consortium, Northwest Innovation Works, has proposed two plants in Washington and a third in Oregon to convert natural gas to methanol, which would be shipped to China to make plastics...