The expanded and almost entirely new council could shake up the long-running battle over the future of Zenith’s fuel export terminal on the Willamette River.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland’s new city council jumped into a long-running and contentious political battle on Tuesday: the future of Zenith Energy’s fuel export terminal on the Willamette River. There were no votes during back-to-back work and listening sessions, but the proceedings offered a first glimpse of where the new councilors come down on the issue.
The terminal stores large quantities of crude oil waiting to be shipped out via pipelines and tankers, and has long faced intense opposition from environmental
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