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REI Gets Outside

REI Gets Outside

November 17, 2016

Executive Director Kevin Gorman: Love the Gorge this Thanksgiving weekend, but with the kind of love a parent has for a child.

BNSF Railway Required to Address Coal Train Pollution

BNSF Railway Required to Address Coal Train Pollution

November 15, 2016
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Agreement in principle requires study of coal train covers, $1 million in environmental restoration plus coal cleanup

We've Been Here Before

We've Been Here Before

November 11, 2016

A post-election message from Executive Director Kevin Gorman.

Wasco County Commission Votes to Deny Rail Expansion Through Mosier

Wasco County Commission Votes to Deny Rail Expansion Through Mosier

November 3, 2016
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Unanimous vote based on violations of Yakama Nation treaty rights; final action next week.

PRESS ADVISORY: Appeal Hearing on Union Pacific Rail Expansion in Columbia Gorge

PRESS ADVISORY: Appeal Hearing on Union Pacific Rail Expansion in Columbia Gorge

November 2, 2016
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Union Pacific Railroad's permit is challenged by Tribes, conservation groups, and the railroad itself.

Strange Bedfellows Make Trail Dreams Come True

Strange Bedfellows Make Trail Dreams Come True

October 26, 2016

Executive Director Kevin Gorman on the unlikely alliance that forged a terrific new Gorge trail.

Applicant Withdraws Coal Export Terminal Proposal at the Port of Morrow

Applicant Withdraws Coal Export Terminal Proposal at the Port of Morrow

October 14, 2016
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This is likely the final nail in the coffin for the Morrow Pacific Project.

Shell Pulls Plug on 60,000-Barrel-a-Day Oil Facility in Anacortes, WA

Shell Pulls Plug on 60,000-Barrel-a-Day Oil Facility in Anacortes, WA

October 6, 2016
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The controversial proposal would have increased oil-by-rail transport through the Columbia River Gorge.

PRESS RELEASE: Wasco County Approves Rail Expansion 5-2

PRESS RELEASE: Wasco County Approves Rail Expansion 5-2

September 27, 2016
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The Planning Commission has ignored concerns raised by elected officials, Mosier residents, Tribes, and county staff.

PRESS RELEASE: Union Pacific Off the Rails, Again

PRESS RELEASE: Union Pacific Off the Rails, Again

September 26, 2016
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As Wasco County considers UP's Mosier rail expansion today, another derailment hits Oregon.

Railroad's Bid to Exclude Evidence in Coal Dust Suit Is Denied

Railroad's Bid to Exclude Evidence in Coal Dust Suit Is Denied

September 22, 2016
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"On the one hand, BNSF argues that we didn't have specific evidence and when we did provide it, they tried to get it excluded..."

PRESS RELEASE: Historic Columbia River Highway Bingo Kicks Off September 24

PRESS RELEASE: Historic Columbia River Highway Bingo Kicks Off September 24

September 12, 2016
Latest News

An old-fashioned road trip Bingo game launches this fall to celebrate centennial.

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