News from Portland
Dock workers allege river pollution, ocean dumping
Export companyand port officials say no rules were broken
By Ben Jacklet
The Portland Tribune, Feb 20, 2004
Several longshoremen say that a company that exports millions of tons of potash and soda ash through Portland has spilled large amounts of soda ash into the Willamette River and sent at least one load of potash to be dumped at sea.
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The Oregonian
http://www.oregon-health.org/assets/PH/PH10405.htm
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals says it will modify equipment and take care of spills in the Willamette River to settle a suit
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
JULIE SULLIVAN and ALEX PULASKI
A principal tenant at the Port of Portland has agreed to spend up to $75,000 to stop soda ash from washing into the Willamette River under a preliminary settlement reached with environmentalists Monday.
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Willamette Week Online
http://wweek.com/editorial/3340/9395/
Two Oregon lawmakers try to revive the investigation into an alleged coverup at the Port of Portland.
BY JAMES PITKIN | jpitkin at wweek dot com
[August 15th, 2007]
Long-standing allegations that a prominent Port of Portland tenant arranged to have material illegally dumped in the Pacific Ocean are generating new interest from U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. David Wu (both D-Ore.).
