Oregon town to test river where wood treater sent polluted stormwater
Stella-Jones, a wood treater fined $1 million by state regulators, is appealing the penalty
Supporters say the dream of a speedy train between Portland and Vancouver, BC, is not derailed. Meanwhile, other rail fans want to see more money directed to existing Amtrak lines in the region.
State leaders and a range of prospective fuel producers, industrial consumers, trade unions, utility companies and several Southwest Washington tribes collaborated on a joint pitch for the billion-dollar slice of federal money.
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