Jordan Cove Energy Project and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline can’t skirt the permits Oregon denied, the federal government affirmed Monday.
A Canadian company wants to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon. (Photo by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
(CN) Another death knell sounded Monday for the controversial natural gas pipeline and export terminal proposed by a Canadian company for southern Oregon.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday upheld Oregon’s denial of a key permit in the project a consistency review under the Coastal Zone Management Act. That could be game over for the project, since its main federal permit, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Authority in March last year, requires the Canadian company behind the project to obtain all necessary state permits before beginning construction.
January 29 2021
Pacific Foods donates 320 tons of products to Oregon Food Bank, Valentine s Day to honor senior citizens
Pacific Foods donates 35 truckloads of soup to Oregon Food Bank
In an effort to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and an earlier response to help out those affected by the devastating Oregon wildfires, Tualatin-based Pacific Foods has donated 35 truckloads of soup and broth to the Oregon Food Bank.
The donation of the 320 tons of products, which began last October, is equivalent to 533,300 meals, according to company officials.
Pacific Foods, which specializes in organic, shelf-stable products, has had a 20 year relationship with Oregon Food Bank, donating more than 9.2 million pounds of food over that time.
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Inside the Company That Would Pay the Biggest Share of the City’s Carbon Tax It s the last steel sheet mill west of the Rockies. Evraz Steel. (Wesley Lapointe) Updated January 30 You could plunk down three football fields on the production floor of Evraz Steel s sprawling mill and have plenty of room to spare. Operating in North Portland since 1928, it s the only steel sheet mill west of the Rockies, sending its products to more than 300 customers in 11 states.
Portland mayor seeks to delay proposed carbon tax after businesses complain
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The proposed tax, unveiled in November by the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, would be used to fund an array of local climate change initiatives and would be the first of its kind in the nation.
Large manufacturers, hospitals and colleges and universities would pay most of the proposed tax, documents show. City officials estimate it would raise more than $10 million a year.
Wheeler has previously announced his support for the plan. But the mayor voiced concern Monday that some of the employers it targets have already taken a financial hit from the pandemic, now in its 11th month.