(CNN) Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee called a Trump administration proposal to use West Coast military bases and federal properties to ship coal and natural gas to Asia "reckless" and "harebrained."

Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, confirmed to CNN that she had discussed the proposal with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Cheney supports the "idea of using decommissioned military facilities" on the West Coast as "export terminals for Wyoming coal," said Maddy Weast, a spokesperson for Cheney.

Zinke spoke with The Associated Press about the proposal.

"Radical environmental groups are blocking the export of Wyoming coal from civilian facilities," Weast told CNN. "While we pursue legal challenges to the unconstitutional actions of these groups, developing decommissioned military facilities as export terminals is an important alternative."

Inslee strongly condemned Zinke's plan, saying in a news release that it "undermines national security" and "states' rights to enforce necessary health, safety and environmental protections in their communities."

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