Leaders Ask Oregon, Washington Governors to Ban Oil-by-Train
Source: Associated Press
Leaders Ask Oregon, Washington Governors to Ban Oil-by-Train
By KRISTENA HANSEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Ore. — Jun 14, 2016, 8:54 PM ET
Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train derailment along the Columbia River.
The June 3 derailment in the town of Mosier showed transporting oil by train is dangerous and unnecessary and should be prohibited by the federal government, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury said at City Hall, alongside other government and health officials.
Nobody was injured in the derailment, but it affected water and sewer systems and forced evacuations.
The officials called on Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to work with the Obama administration and Congress on a permanent ban, and to block permits and oppose the several oil-related projects proposed in their states. They cited plans for the Tesoro-Savage oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver, Washington.
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