Tag: Tideflats Tideflats articles Par Pacific Buys Tacoma Refinery, Aims to up Oil Shipping on Salish Sea More vessel traffic is never good news for the imperiled orca pods and oil spill risks are likely to increase. Jan 11, 2019 January 11, 2019 Eric de Place https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/ Tideflats Protections Extended but Not Expanded in Tuesday Council Vote The moratorium now goes until May but won't halt existing fossil fuel facilities' plans to expand operations Nov 14, 2018 November 14, 2018 Eric de Place https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/ Tacoma City Council Votes Tuesday on Tideflats Land-Use Moratorium About 81 people gave public comment and council received at least 200 written messages about the upcoming decision. Nov 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 Eric de Place https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/ Tacoma City Council Facing Critical Crossroads for Tideflats Land-Use A one-year moratorium on fossil fuel projects expires soon. Leaders could choose to expand or extend it. Oct 10, 2018 October 10, 2018 Eric de Place https://www.sightline.org/profile/eric-de-place/