BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Whatcom County Council voted to extend a moratorium on shipping unrefined fossil fuels from industrial facilities at Cherry Point.
The 5-2 vote came after lengthy public comment both for and against at Tuesday night’s meeting.
In voting no, Barbara Brenner took one last shot at the emergency ordinance that was first enacted in 2016.
The moratorium will stay in place while draft work continues on final rules for fuel exports and other industrial expansion at Cherry Point.