Lest you think your Air Quality Team has been slacking, time to fill you in on some of what is in the works. I am going to focus most on where we are with ESCO, but I want to briefly address the Tank Farms. Unfortunately, a robust process does take time, but I think we… Read more »
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Kinder-Morgan, Equilon (Shell) and Chevron Title V Permits up for renewal
7 companies 8 terminals 586 storage tanks 300 million gallon capacity 1,394 tons of volatile organic compounds emitted annually –This is a description from Paul Koberstein, of CASCADIA TIMES, of the Northwest Portland Petroleum Tank Farm situated between Hwy 30 and the Willamette River, as analyzed from current Title V air pollution operating permits. On… Read more »
Thanksgiving Meditation
Ever since my niece was born, half into our family of Minnesota Catholics of European descent and half into the Lakota nation, I have had to reconsider much of the world I take for granted. Some of those things are in the details, in insidious stereotypes perpetuated by sport team mascots and Peter Pan. Others… Read more »
International Climate Action Day
Do you know what the number 350 means? If you do nothing else to mark this year’s International Climate Action Day, I suggest you discover the meaning behind this number, and why an organization has devoted itself to educating the world to this cause. 350 parts per million is the magic number of sustainable levels… Read more »
Neighbors for Clean Air + STAND for Children
I am excited to announce an important partnership in the effort to clean the air of toxic industrial emissions around our schools and neighborhood. The newly formed West-side chapter of Stand for Children (http://www.stand.org) has partnered with Neighbors for Clean Air, and will make protecting our children by advocating for Air Toxics reduction one of… Read more »