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Derailed oil train cars removed after crash near Canadian border
Crews have removed the train cars carrying crude oil that derailed north of Bellingham and near the Canadian border last week

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Portland Oil Terminal Looks To Pipe Biofuels
Zenith Energy says it wants to add renewable fuels and "a liquid intermediate" to the list of products it handles at its crude oil terminal in Portland.

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Oregon Regulators Flag Violations At Zenith Oil Terminal
Oregon regulators have sent a warning letter flagging environmental violations at the Zenith Energy oil terminal in Portland.

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Washington Pushes Deadline On Vancouver Oil Terminal Decision
The deadline to reach a decision on a controversial oil terminal planned for Vancouver has been pushed back again.

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Oregon Utility Board Considers Controversial Sale Of Oil Tanks
Oregon utility regulators are considering a request by Portland General Electric to sell nine oil storage tanks on the Columbia River near Clatskanie.

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Washington State Approves Draft Air Permit For Vancouver Oil Terminal
Environmentalists are concerned about a draft air permit that has been released for a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver.

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Oil Train Bills | Legal Sudafed Again? | Death With Dignity
Should Sudafed be available without a prescription again? What can states do to limit oil spills from trains? Also, we talk to Matt Witt about his parents' end of life experiences, Oregon's Death With Dignity law, and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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Union Pacific Sues For Exemption To Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area Rules
Union Pacific Railroad is suing Wasco County and Columbia River Gorge commissioners in an effort to push through a proposed track expansion.
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Oil Train Derailment: Q&A With Federal Railroad Administration Head
It’s Union Pacific’s fault. That’s the basic thrust of a preliminary report from federal railroad regulators Thursday.

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Oil Trains In Washington | Earthquakes In Indian Country | Imaginary Friends | Soviet Diaspora: Family
We explore oil train traffic on the Washington side of the gorge, how Native American tribes are preparing for a Cascadia earthquake, the psychology of imaginary friends, and how post-Soviet immigrant families navigate generational and cultural divides.