Tell Mary Kipp to take PSE in a new direction

Given the concerns of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Tacoma Human Rights Commission, PSE must wait to operationalize its LNG facility.

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Dear Ms. Kipp,

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I am writing with an urgent request that the Tacoma LNG facility not be turned on.

PSE recently sent a letter to the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) asking permission to officially begin operating the facility around May 1st, knowing full well that the Puyallup Tribe is still awaiting its court verdict. The only reason the facility has been completed  is the company's more than two full years of unpermitted construction.

Earthjustice submitted a letter to the UTC, laying out the reasons the facility isn't needed yet.  Its only customer, TOTE Maritime, has delayed the conversion of ships to LNG, and peak shaving for residential customers is only intended for the coldest winter days. Therefore, there is no urgency—and no excuse not to respect the sovereignty of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians.

The Tacoma Human Rights Commission urged additional health and safety analysis in 2019— saying that “operation of the LNG facility would potentially expose the South Sound community to grave environmental risks and potentially subject Tribal members and NWDC detainees, in particular, to a disparate environmental impact in violation of their human rights"—but was ignored. Formal "stop work" requests by the Tribal Council in 2017, sent in response to PSE beginning construction before receiving the necessary permits (permits that could yet be sent back to the drawing board by the Pollution Control Hearings Board this summer) were also ignored by permitting agencies.

I recognize that the illegal construction took place before your hiring, but today you sit in a place of power, able to correct some of this injustice. PSE can and should amend its request to the UTC to turn on the facility, and allow time for the Tribe to receive a ruling in the legal challenge

Please, turn PSE in a new direction—one that respects Indigenous rights and works to correct environmental racism, instead of perpetuating it.

Sincerely, [Your information here]