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Union Pacific Railroad Sues to Exempt Itself From Gorge Protections
January 11, 2017 (Portland, OR) – Yesterday Union Pacific, just months after it caused an oil train derailment and fire in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in the town of Mosier, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to exempt itself from laws that protect this federally designate
Oil Train Legislation
For Immediate Release: January 10, 2016
Stand Up to Oil Statement on Senate Bill 7, Oregon Oil Train Legislation
Pipeline Fighters
By Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director
Community Groups Agree: Oregon Needs Clean Energy, Not Fossil Fuels
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PGE Proposes Huge New Gas-Fired Power Plant, Community Pushes Back
Dec.
Portland Makes History with New Protections from Fossil Fuels
For Immediate Release
Union Pacific has appealed Wasco County’s denial of its rail expansion proposal near Mosier, OR
For Immediate Release
Dueling Appeals filed in Union Pacific’s rail expansion in Columbia River Gorge