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Smoke billows from a Union Pacific train that derailed June 3 near Mosier, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge.

Mosier derailment’s costs adding up

Smoke billows from a Union Pacific train that derailed June 3 near Mosier, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge.

December 1, 2016, 8:17pm Clark County News

Six months after a Union Pacific train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, state agencies in Washington and Oregon, residents of the tiny town of Mosier, Ore., and others affected by the fiery crash are in the midst of tabulating a bill to… Read story

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council members Bill Lynch, left, and Cullen Stephenson listen Tuesday as Ryan Rittenhouse of Friends of the Columbia Gorge speaks during a hearing on a Vancouver Energy permit.

Vancouver oil terminal foes renew objections at hearing

Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council members Bill Lynch, left, and Cullen Stephenson listen Tuesday as Ryan Rittenhouse of Friends of the Columbia Gorge speaks during a hearing on a Vancouver Energy permit.

November 29, 2016, 7:59pm Clark County News

Critics and proponents of the Vancouver Energy oil terminal opined to the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council during a public hearing Tuesday on a draft construction stormwater discharge permit for the project. Read story

Hearing on a permit for oil terminal is today

November 29, 2016, 6:01am Clark County News

The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council is hosting a public hearing on the draft National Pollution Discharge Elimination System construction stormwater general permit for Vancouver Energy's proposed oil terminal. Read story

Protesters gather Saturday at an encampment near Cannon Ball, N.D.

Protesters at pipeline camp vow to defy feds’ eviction

Protesters gather Saturday at an encampment near Cannon Ball, N.D.

November 26, 2016, 6:55pm Latest News

Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said Saturday, despite state officials encouraging them to do so. Read story

Hoquiam eyes permit for oil terminal

November 25, 2016, 4:43pm Business

As the small city of Hoquiam considers a key permit for a proposed terminal that would move millions of barrels of crude oil through Grays Harbor, opponents are raising concerns about the potential for oil spills and impacts on tribal fishing rights. Read story

Obama blocks new oil, gas drilling in Arctic Ocean

November 18, 2016, 2:38pm Business

The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean, handing a victory to environmentalists who say industrial activity in the icy waters will harm whales, walruses and other wildlife and exacerbate global warming. Read story

People including Steve Cramer, center, protest the Dakota Access pipeline project in front of the Richard Bolling Federal Building on Tuesday in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The company building a $3.8 billion oil pipeline sought a federal judge&#039;s permission Tuesday to circumvent President Barack Obama&#039;s administration and move ahead with a disputed section of the project in North Dakota, as opponents held protests across the country urging it to be rejected.

Dakota Access pipeline decision unlikely until early 2017

People including Steve Cramer, center, protest the Dakota Access pipeline project in front of the Richard Bolling Federal Building on Tuesday in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The company building a $3.8 billion oil pipeline sought a federal judge&#039;s permission Tuesday to circumvent President Barack Obama&#039;s administration and move ahead with a disputed section of the project in North Dakota, as opponents held protests across the country urging it to be rejected.

November 16, 2016, 11:44am Nation & World

A federal judge likely won’t decide until early next year whether to give the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline permission to finish the $3.8 billion project, according to court documents. Read story

A train hauls oil into Glacier National Park near the Badger-Two Medicine National Forest in northwest Montana.  U.S. officials said they&#039;ve canceled 15 oil and gas leases in an area bordering Glacier National Park that&#039;s considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, move will preserve the 130,000-acre Badger-Two Medicine area within the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The Badger-Two Medicine is the site of the creation story for members of Montana&#039;s Blackfeet Nation and the Blackfoot tribes of Canada.

U.S. cancels energy leases in sacred area

A train hauls oil into Glacier National Park near the Badger-Two Medicine National Forest in northwest Montana.  U.S. officials said they&#039;ve canceled 15 oil and gas leases in an area bordering Glacier National Park that&#039;s considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, move will preserve the 130,000-acre Badger-Two Medicine area within the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The Badger-Two Medicine is the site of the creation story for members of Montana&#039;s Blackfeet Nation and the Blackfoot tribes of Canada.

November 16, 2016, 10:09am Nation & World

U.S. officials cancelled 15 oil and gas leases on Wednesday in an area bordering Glacier National Park that’s considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of U.S. and Canada. Read story

Dakota Pipeline protesters stand arm-in-arm at the intersection of Rosser Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Bismarck, N.D., after marching from the state Capitol to the William L. Guy Federal Building on Monday.

Pipeline company seeks court permission to proceed with plan

Dakota Pipeline protesters stand arm-in-arm at the intersection of Rosser Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Bismarck, N.D., after marching from the state Capitol to the William L. Guy Federal Building on Monday.

November 15, 2016, 9:49am Nation & World

The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is seeking a federal court’s permission to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota and finish the four-state project. Read story

A train hauling oil passes through the Columbia River Gorge in March 2014 on its way to Vancouver.

Northwest officials discuss train transport

A train hauling oil passes through the Columbia River Gorge in March 2014 on its way to Vancouver.

November 14, 2016, 7:09pm Clark County Business

A group of elected officials who want federal regulators to do more about mitigating the risks local communities face from coal and oil transportation visited the site of June’s Mosier, Ore., oil train derailment Monday and met in Vancouver to discuss how to prevent future incidents. Read story