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Port of Vancouver Commissioner Tries to Terminate Oil Lease
At the Port of Vancouver Commission meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Mosier leaders Mayor Arlene Burns, City Council President Emily Reed, and Fire Chief Jim Appleton attended and gave public comment against oil-by-rail in light of the recent oil train derailment and fire in their town.
OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION PUBLIC COMMENTS AGAINST LARGEST COAL EXPORT TERMINAL IN NORTH AMERICA
For Immediate Release
Public Comment Period Ends As Community Concerns Grow Over Fossil Fuel Transport Given Recent Oil Train Derailment on Columbia River
Who regulates oil trains?
Frequently Asked Questions: Federal, State, and Local Authority over Crude-by-Rail
Q1: Who regulates oil trains?
Mosier Update: Press release just issued by Gov. Brown, Congressional leaders
Ray Zaccaro/Martina McLennan, 202-224-3753 (MERKLEY)
Samantha Offerdahl, 202-224-5039 (WYDEN)
Nicole L’Esperance, 202-225-4811 (BLUMENAUER)
Stand with Mosier - Call Governor Brown
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Arlene Burns, Mayor, City of Mosier, 541.399-6780
Emily Reed, Council President, City of Mosier, 503.360-3532
Hood River Gathering in Response to Oil Train Derailment
COMMUNITY GATHER TODAY IN HOOD RIVER: CALL FOR END TO DANGEROUS OIL TRAINS
Restoring Nichols Natural Area
Nichols Natural Area: A Chance to Restore a Greenspace
By Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director of Columbia Riverkeeper