The final version of an environmental study on the proposed $2 billion methanol production facility in Kalama has been released, with proponents pointing to plans to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from the project and its economic benefits, and those against saying such a facility would go against the stateâs climate goals. On Dec. 21 the Washington State Department of Ecology released the Second Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, a study conducted ahead of approval or denial of a key permit for the proposed project. The study found that prior work underestimated how much greenhouse gas would be emitted if the project was built, but also noted that forecasts of the global methanol market show that the facility could mitigate emissions worldwide if built.