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Groups including the [[Sierra Club]] and [[Columbia Riverkeeper]] have vowed to stop the industry's expansion into Asia, a market currently dominated by coal from Australia and Indonesia.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wirestory?id=12165543&page=2 "Coal Industry Seeks to Export Through Wash. State"] Matthew Brown & Phuonge Le, Associated Press, November 16, 2010.</ref>
It was announced in early October 2012 that a joint environmental review of the proposed coal port would be conducted by Cowlitz County, the Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<ref>[http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/10/longview_coal_export_terminal.html "Longview proposed coal export terminal to have joint environmental review"] The Oregonian, October 9, 2012.</ref> By November 2013 the review had generated more than 163,000 public comments for regulators, to be considered in the draft and final environmental review.<ref>[http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022288093_coalterminalxml.html?syndication=rss "Thousands weigh in on plan for coal terminal in Longview"] Phuong Le, Associated Press, November 18, 2013.</ref>
In February 2014 state and local regulators said the environmental review will consider impacts that extend beyond the site, including global-warming effects from burning the exported coal in Asia and rail impacts as coal is shipped by train throughout the state. The announcement was seen as a victory for project opponents, who said the decision ensures that concerns over coal dust, greenhouse-gas emissions and rail traffic are addressed.<ref>[http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022896325_coalterminalreviewxml.html "Proposed coal terminal near Longview faces broad review,"] Seattle Times, Feb 12, 2014.</ref>
====Proposed Terminal: [[Gateway Pacific Terminal]]====
