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		<title>Port of Vancouver Extends Oil Terminal Lease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, Port of Vancouver Commissioners extended Vancouver Energy&#8217;s proposed oil terminal lease, ahead of the potential cancellation deadline of March 31. Under the current lease Vancouver Energy is paying the port $100,000 a month pending a final decision by the state. The proposed $210 million Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy terminal would bring an estimated 360,000 barrels of crude oil to Vancouver per day and has been opposed by community and environmental groups, including Rosemere Neighborhood Association, since its initial proposal nearly 4 years ago. Eric LaBrant was the sole dissenting vote, cautioning his fellow commissioners, “Gentlemen, we’re being sold a bill of goods. We need to make a decision as a commission to move on, be done with this process, and to move on to the other things that are in store for us.” The oil terminal is currently being reviewed by Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) which is expected to give its recommendation to Washington Governor Inslee at any time. The final decision will be made by Governor Inslee. For more information read Columbian Newspaper article here. Contact Governor Inslee&#8217;s office to make your voice heard on the proposed Oil Terminal here. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Groups Clean Water Act Success: BSNF Railway Required to Cleanup Coal Pollution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rosemere Neighborhood Association congratulates our environmental partners on their successful Clean Water Act lawsuit against BNSF Railway coal train pollution! The lawsuit was brought by our friends at Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Friends of the Columbia Gorge. In the settlement, BNSF will now pay $1 million to finance environmental cleanup throughout Washington state, including Bellingham, Puget Sound, Columbia River and Spokane River areas, and will be required to cleanup the Columbia River and Pacific Northwest waterways of coal dust, petroleum coke, and other other discharges from open-top coal train cars. You can read more in the Seattle Times here.]]></description>
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		<title>Portland City Council Passes Fossil Fuel Ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Portland City Council has become the first in the nation to pass a zoning ordinance banning fossil fuel storage facilities. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales called it &#8220;the first stone in a green wall across the West Coast&#8221;. Portland&#8217;s move has been praised by environmental groups, including Rosemere Neighborhood Association, with the hope that Portland be the first of many cities to ban future coal, oil and other fossil fuel facilities. You can read more information here from the Oregonian: Portland City Council bans new bulk fossil fuel terminals &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING:  Port of Vancouver Holds Oil Terminal Lease Amendment Public Hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2016 22:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we have reported, this August 1st marks the deadline for the Port of Vancouver to renew the lease for the Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal. Tesoro Savage has approached the Port with a proposed 2-year extension to renew the lease prior to the August 1 deadline. The Port&#8217;s staff, although still on record supporting the Tesoro project, recommends against the lease renewal, citing growing concerns with the terminal moving forward. Port Commissioners will vote on the lease renewal on Friday April 15th and are holding a public hearing next Tuesday at Clark College to hear public testimony in advance of their vote on the lease renewal. A quite different slate of Port Commissioners will vote this time compared to those on the commission in 2013 when the lease was first approved after massive public opposition.  With the addition of Eric LaBrant last year, a staunch opponent to the terminal, the three Port Commissioners are now divided in their support.  Commissioner Brian Wolfe is also now voicing his own concerns with the Tesoro project. From the Columbian: Wolfe, who has become the three-member commission’s swing vote on the oil terminal lease changes, said he won’t make up his mind on his vote until after Tuesday’s daylong public hearing at Clark College’s Gaiser Hall. The commission expects to vote on the request on April 15. “My position today is I’m still going to listen to everybody next week and try to do at the end of the week what’s best for the Port of Vancouver,” said Wolfe, who backed the initial lease agreement. Eric LaBrant was not a member when the commission unanimously approved the original lease in 2013. But he won his seat on an anti-terminal platform, easily beating a staunch terminal supporter. Commissioner Jerry Oliver remains a supporter of the<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2016/04/08/breaking-port-of-vancouver-holds-oil-terminal-lease-amendment-public-hearing/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Featured at Columbia Riverkeeper Fundraiser</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 20:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Riverkeeper held a successful fundraiser on May 26 to celebrate their 15 years of championing clean water and environmental efforts in safeguarding the Columbia River. We would like to thank Columbia Riverkeeper for a wonderful evening headlined by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mr Kennedy, environmental attorney, best-selling author, and activist was named one of Time magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Heroes for the Planet&#8221; for helping restore the Hudson River. In 2000 he encouraged the formation of Columbia Riverkeeper dedicated to protecting the great river of the west, the Columbia River. We want to wish Columbia Riverkeeper a Happy 15th Anniversary and many more successful years in environmental stewardship!]]></description>
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		<title>BIG WIN FOR CLEAN WATER: CLARK COUNTY AGREES TO IMPROVE SALMON HABITAT AND COMPLY WITH STORMWATER POLLUTION LAWS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 04:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 18, 2013 Contacts: John Felton, Rosemere Neighborhood Association, 360‐993‐4939 Brett VandenHeuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper, 503‐348‐2436 BIG WIN FOR CLEAN WATER: CLARK COUNTY AGREES TO IMPROVE SALMON HABITAT AND COMPLY WITH STORMWATER POLLUTION LAWS County agrees to comply with stormwater pollution laws, fund significant stream restoration in lieu of potential federal penalties (Vancouver, WA) Clark County Commissioners voted today to improve salmon habitat and reduce dirty stormwater pollution as part of a binding settlement agreement with neighborhood and conservation groups. “This is a win for clean water and healthy salmon runs in Clark County,” said John Felton, chair of the Rosemere Neighborhood Association. “This is a good result for the community as a whole.” Rosemere Neighborhood Association along with Columbia Riverkeeper and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center challenged Clark County’s violation of laws designed to protect salmon and reduce pollution. After the County lost several rounds of litigation, the County has agreed to take steps to correct the problem. Clark County agreed to comply with the Clean Water Act and to provide $3 million in funding to an independent third party, the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board, that will oversee projects to protect and restore Clark County rivers and streams harmed by stormwater pollution. The settlement will need to be approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and the federal court overseeing the lawsuit. “This agreement means cleaner water and more salmon for the region as a whole,” stated Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director of Columbia Riverkeeper. “The County will now act to reduce polluted stormwater and invest in protecting salmon. It’s a win‐win.” Stormwater pollution, which is created when rain mixes with debris, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants and flows into storm sewer systems and then into local waterways, is the number one source of water pollution in urban and developing<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2013/12/18/big-win-for-clean-water-clark-county-agrees-to-improve-salmon-habitat-and-comply-with-stormwater-pollution-laws/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EFSEC Scoping Hearing for Tesoro Savage Crude Oil Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As has been reported this week, the Port of Vancouver held a second vote and again unanimously approved the proposed Tesoro/Savage Crude Oil Terminal, the largest such facility in the Pacific Northwest. The Tesoro/Savage project now faces a yearlong examination by the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (or EFSEC). EFSEC will make a recommendation to Washington Governor Inslee on the project and, then, the Governor will make the final decision to deny or approve the terminal. There are 2 important EFSEC meetings regarding the proposed Crude Oil Terminal coming up this week. It is important for everyone to attend these meetings and voice their opposition to the Tesoro Savage Terminal. Tuesday, October 29 EFSEC Scoping Hearing for Tesoro Savage Project The purpose of this hearing is for the public to ask EFSEC to review and to take into account the total pollution load to the environment from start to finish. When: Tuesday, October 29 &#8211; 6:00 – 9:00 PM Where: Clark College, Gaiser Student Center (1933 Fort Vancouver Way) There will also be a rally outside before the meeting at 5:00 PM ALSO: The night before – Monday, October 28 &#8211; EFSEC Public Information Hearing at 6:00 PM. What: EFSEC Public Information Hearing When: Monday, October 28 &#8211; 6:00PM Where: Clark College, Gaiser Student Center (1933 Fort Vancouver Way) Columbia Riverkeeper has a petition on their website for those who wish to sign and send a message to Governor Inslee and EFSEC to “Deny the Proposed Tesoro Savage Pipeline-on-Wheels Project”. You can find the petition here: Deny the Proposed Tesoro Savage Pipeline-on-Wheels Project]]></description>
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		<title>LANDMARK DECISION: Federal Judge Rules Clark County Violated Permit, Clean Water Act from 2008-2011</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[US District Judge Ronald Leighton ruled Thursday Clark County violated their Phase I Permit from August 2008 to December 2011 in what marks a landmark decision for stormwater controls in Washington State. Rosemere Neighborhood Association, Columbia Riverkeeper, and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center represented by Earthjustice attorneys Jan Hasselman and Janette Brimmer began the fight for enforcing EPA Clean Water standards for polluted stormwater mitigation in 2010 (see story here) In January 2011, the Washington State Pollution Control Board ruled that Clark County’s “alternative” plan for monitoring stormwater was illegal (story here). Clark County subsequently filed an appeal of the Pollution Board’s ruling, but in December 2011, Judge Leighton ruled that pending their appeal, Clark County must comply with Washington State’s stormwater guidelines (story here). Most recently, in May, Judge Leighton found Clark County’s argument for modified stormwater controls “makes no sense,” as the Pollution Control Hearings Board decision was clear that Clark County’s modified Agreed Order with Ecology was “unlawful” and the Permit Modification was “invalid.” &#8220;We are elated that our efforts to protect the environment have yielded such a positive result,&#8221; said John Felton, Chairman, Rosemere Neighborhood Association. From the Summary Judgment ruling: Even viewed in the light most favorable to Clark County, the evidence supports no conclusion other than Clark County is liable for violating the 2007 Phase 1 Permit during this time period. The 2007 Phase 1 Permit required Clark County to adopt the default stormwater flow control standard or an approved alternative by August 16, 2008. Clark County, however, to adopt a flow control ordinance that complied with the Permit. On December 28, 2011, this Court enjoined Clark County from issuing any permit or authorization that fails to meet the Phase 1 Permit’s flow control standards. Prior to the injunction, Clark County authorized numerous development<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2013/06/07/landmark-decision-federal-judge-rules-clark-county-violated-permit-clean-water-act-from-2008-2011/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge Rules County’s Polluted Runoff Standards Illegal</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2013 Contacts: Janette Brimmer, Earthjustice, 206-343-7340 ext. 1029 Brett VandenHeuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper, 503-348-2436 Mark Riskedahl, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, 503-768-6673 John Felton, Rosemere Neighborhood Association, 360- 993-4939 Federal Judge Rules County’s Polluted Runoff Standards Illegal Taxpayer subsidy, fish-killing loopholes scrapped by judge as violations to clean water laws Tacoma, WA—In a major decision, a federal judge ruled Clark County’s weak development standards that allow too much polluted runoff, violate clean water laws. The ruling, announced late today (Friday) signals an end to the county’s long-time failure to protect rivers, streams and salmon threatened with extinction. “This is a great day for counties and cities in our state that are working hard to clean up polluted waterways, “said Janette Brimmer, attorney for Earthjustice. “We applaud the ruling for recognizing that everyone needs to do their share to protect our precious streams, rivers and salmon and that Clark County, like everyone else, must follow the law.” Rosemere Neighborhood Association, Columbia Riverkeeper, and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, represented by Earthjustice, challenged Clark County’s adoption of development standards that were too weak to prevent significant harm to the county’s already-stressed rivers and streams. Today’s decision by, U.S. District Judge Ronald B. Leighton, concludes Clark County was violating its Phase 1 Permit between August 2008 and December 2011. Judge Leighton had issued an injunction against the county at the end of December 2011, requiring the county to comply with its permit going forward while the case was pending. The county has been operating under that injunction since that time. Under the federal Clean Water Act, local governments must operate a stormwater system that complies with a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit and limits runoff of stormwater pollutants from new development and redevelopment. The standards in the permit required<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2013/06/07/federal-judge-rules-county%e2%80%99s-polluted-runoff-standards-illegal/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Communities Letter RE Sportsmen&#8217;s Act of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[perchlorate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[S. 3525]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This letter, signed by 35 environmental activists in 16 states and territories, was sent to Senators Tester, Reid, and Boxer: Excerpt: Dear Senator: It has come to our attention that S. 3525, the Sportsmen&#8217;s Act of 2012 &#8211; scheduled for a U.S. Senate floor vote immediately after Thanksgiving 2012, contains language that appears to exempt certain munitions constituents, such as lead and propellants, from the Toxic Substances Control Act. [See Section 121 (a).] We are concerned because the releases of such substances, including lead, perchlorate, RDX, DNT, etc., have been widely released into the environment, posing serious risks to both human health and the natural environment. To view the full letter, click here Sportsmen&#8217;s Act S3525 Communities Letter]]></description>
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