There will be a hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 22, regarding one of the Pacific Northwest’s most controversial issues: railroad shipping of crude oil along the Columbia River to Vancouver.
At 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Vancouver Port Commissioners will hold a public hearing at their offices to consider a lease with the Tesoro-Savage petroleum company.
The hearing comes in response to lawsuits by environmental companies regarding the lack of transparency around the proposed project.
According to OPB, the oil-by-rail terminal will handle about 400,000 barrels of oil per day, which will come from North Dakota to be refined in the Northwest.
While the companies say that the $110 million dollar project will generate about 120 new long-term jobs, opponents worry about oil spills in the river as well as other adverse environmental effects.
https://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/tabled-oil-by-rail-terminal-back-on-the-table-for-/
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