Photos: StateImpact Pennsylvania visits Centralia, Wash.
Rachel McDevitt with StateImpact Pennsylvania and digital producer Jeremy Long traveled to Centralia, Washington, where the last coal-fired power plant in that state is scheduled to shut down in 2025.
The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 8, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Bob Guenther, president of the Thurston-Lewis-Mason Counties Labor Council points to the TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The coal piles at the TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Heavy machinery pushes coal to be fed into The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 8, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Ponds at the TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Vance Robnett, a control room operator inside the control room of The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Inside the control room of The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Inside The TransAlta Centralia Generation station on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Inside The TransAlta Centralia Generation station on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The Fox Theatre on Tower Avenue in Centralia, Washington pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Looking down Main Street in Centralia, Washington pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Centralia City Hall in Centralia, Washington (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Centralia College pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The Olympic Club in Centralia, Washington pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
The Fox Theatre on Tower Avenue in Centralia, Washington pictured on March 7, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
A statue of Centralia’s founder George Washington, his wife, Mary Jane, in George Washington Park pictured on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
A mural of Centralia’s founder George Washington and his dog in Centralia on March 6, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
A monument commemorating a visit from President Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore in 1996 while they were campaigning.
Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Mike Porter Jr. grange master at Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington says a prayer before a potluck dinner on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
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- New mini-splits that were installed using a TransAlta grant at the Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
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- The old wood boiler used to heat Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
Hope Grange #155 in Winlock, Washington on March 5, 2024. (Jeremy Long – WITF)
A mural of an elk inside The Juice Box in Centralia, Washington. The building used to be an Elk’s club.
Inside The Juice Box in Centralia, Washington. The building used to be an Elk’s club.
Inside The Juice Box in Centralia, Washington. The building used to be an Elk’s club.
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