For decades the six mile tank farm along the north reach of the Willamette River, known as the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI hub), has lurked with its toxic stew of liquid fossil fuels and chemicals, seemingly unnoticed by most Portlanders. Except for its neighbors in Linnton and North Portland who are well aware of its perils. But in the last few years a growing number of people are taking notice of the insanity of storing 90% or Oregon’s liquid fuels in aging tanks on liquefiable soil, on top of two earthquake faults.
On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Marnie Glickman, executive director of the Braided River Campaign and a member of the CEI Hub Policy Project about to help Portland make the right changes in rules and regulations that seriously address the dangerous and climate disrupting Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub.