Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

The Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery is a facility near Clatskanie, OR owned by Global Partners. The company seeks to be able to transload both biodiesel and tar sands crude oil, which would increase dangerous oil train traffic through communities in the Portland metro area, the Columbia River Gorge, and all other upstream, rail line communities.

Read about our efforts to halt this crude oil terminal:

Oregon PSR Testimony to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Urging Denial of Global Partners' Air Quality Permit Renewal (6/5/2020)

Oregon PSR Member Dr. Theodora Tsongas Testimony to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on the Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery Air Permit Application (7/31/19)

Oil Talks: Port Approves Global Partners Lease Exchange (12/12/18)