The Lummi Nation is in a stand-off with SSA Marine over the plans to build a coal terminal at Cherry Point, adjacent to Lummi’s fishing grounds.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is undergoing multiple evaluation processes to determine if a permit should be granted to begin construction of the Gateway Pacific Terminal.
After the Lummi Nation wrote a 77-page resolution to the Army Corps requesting the permit for the terminal be denied, SSA Marine wrote to the Lummi Nation, asking to negotiate, and the Lummi rejected the offer.
The Army Corps will not decide on what action to take until an Environmental Impact Statement on the area is completed.