Physician says bad science is behind permit process for LNG plant in Tacoma September 14, 2019

Lisa Johnson, MD, Washington PSR member | The Olympian

Along with physicians across Washington state, I stand with the Puyallup Tribe in opposing Puget Sound Energy’s Liquid Natural Gas project proposed in Tacoma. The build-out of fracked gas infrastructure threatens our health and our environment in the South Sound.

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