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And in April, state lawmakers sent a letter urging BPA to reach a deal to reopen the only aluminum plant in the western U.S.

The hard-fought battle to reopen a “green” aluminum plant near Bellingham came to a halt this month.

Countries with steel and aluminum plant emissions at or below the standards would pay lower tariffs, the sources said.

This would be a federal subsidy to the aluminum plant similar to those provided in other countries.

The announcement this week was the latest chapter in what has been a long, tortuous effort to build a new aluminum plant in an Appalachian region struggling to create jobs.