Agreement in principle requires study of coal train covers, $1 million in environmental restoration plus coal cleanup
Unanimous vote based on violations of Yakama Nation treaty rights; final action next week.
Union Pacific Railroad's permit is challenged by Tribes, conservation groups, and the railroad itself.
This is likely the final nail in the coffin for the Morrow Pacific Project.
The controversial proposal would have increased oil-by-rail transport through the Columbia River Gorge.
The Planning Commission has ignored concerns raised by elected officials, Mosier residents, Tribes, and county staff.
As Wasco County considers UP's Mosier rail expansion today, another derailment hits Oregon.
"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..."
