The largest methanol plant in the world must have a cumulative impacts analysis!

I request that a 'cumulative impacts analysis' be required as part of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for what will be, if built, the largest methanol plant in the world, located on the Puget Sound, in the City of Tacoma, WA.

A cumulative impact analysis should look at the effect on greenhouse gas emissions of building and operating this particular methanol plant, as well as the two other proposed plants in St. Helens and Kalama, WA, and include the environmental impacts for the complete lifecycle of the plant, including:

construction; operations; and all steps needed to support it from the process of fracking natural gas to fuel the plant;

to constructing and operating the new pipeline to transport liquid natural gas (LNG) to the plant;

to the expected fresh water consumption and electricity usage and impacts on existing systems and customers;

to the wastewater discharge into Commencement Bay and Puget Sound;

to discharge to air, land, and water as the result of the methanol production processes and related impacts to fish and wildlife, marine ecosystems, greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, and public health;

to environmental impacts and risks to Puget Sound from increased shipping (boats/barges) of methanol product overseas;

to the end product’s cradle-to-grave life cycle and impacts on the planet’s air, water, wildlife, people, economy, and climate.