In a decision handed down today, the state Supreme Court delivered a major victory to the Quinault Indian Nation and environmental groups attempting to block oil storage projects on Grays Harbor.

The court agreed that the Ocean Resources Management Act (ORMA) should be applied to the project and remanded the case for further consideration.

A more complete story will be posted on The Daily World website shortly.

From the court ruling: “ORMA is designed to address environmental threats to our coastal waters and specifically addresses the threats posed by increased expansion of the fossil fuel industry along the Pacific Coast. … The language of the statute indicates that the legislature intended it to combat current environmental dangers and to preemptively protect the coastline from future environmental risks.”