ITD Director Asked To Withdraw Exxon/Imperial Permits

Advocates for the West has today filed a Petition To Reconsider with the Director of the Idaho Transportation Dept., asking him to withdraw the February 14, 2011 decision approving over-legal permits for 207 mega-loads that ExxonMobil and its Canadian affliate, Imperial Oil, seek to haul up Highway 12 along the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers. The Petition cites news reports that Exxon/Imperial are already cutting up the loads at Lewiston to send them a different route, and shipping more loads from Vancouver via interstate highways.  "These facts completely undercut Exxon's assertions over the last year that they have to use Highway 12 for these mega-loads," said Laird Lucas, Executive Director.

We also filed a Petition to Intervene on behalf of the Friends of the Clearwater to participate in the "contested case hearing" that ITD will be conducting over the Exxon/Imperial mega-loads.

Files: 

Petition to Reconsider

FOC Petition to Intervene