Five dedicated Washington oil train activists and one Oregonian drove to Olympia early on the morning of April 7th to lobby WA Legislative District 14 Politicians about the need to support Governor Inslee’s Oil Train Safety Legislation: House Bill 1449/Senate Bill 5087.
In the afternoon the delegation testified at a hearing in support of these bills. Learn more about dangerous oil trains in the Gorge.
Take Action: Write to WA legislators to urge passage of these bills.
If approved, the massive terminal would transport 48 million tons of coal per year through the Columbia River Gorge in open coal cars on the way to Cherry Point. Take Action!
A must-see video on why we need to try stop the climate crisis!
Hood River City Council passed a resolution calling for a ban on coal and oil transports through the Columbia River Gorge.
The Hood River Council assigned a working group of three council members to draft a resolution calling for carbon tax.
