Bill Flores: “I do agree that, as we have future hearings on this subject, we need to consider the gnarly environmental footprint that…”

For too long, Governor Inslee and others have turned a blind eye to the issues in their own backyard.

The tragedy of today's hearing is that the majority of this Committee and the House of Representative has buried its head in the sand.

We cannot get the permits that we need.

These projects could enjoy a more streamlined, proactively managed approach to avoid potentially catastrophic mishaps.