Environmental

Oregon Case First to Determine Whether Global Partners Requires More-protective Clean Air Act Permits for Its Oil Terminals

Lawsuit Filed by Conservation, Public-health Groups Argues Clatskanie Facility Needs Stricter Emissions Controls

PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015.  In the first case to determine whether Global Partners LP’s handling of highly volatile crude oil requires a more-protective Clean Air Act permit, a federal judge in Portland will preside over a trial starting Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by three citizen groups over emissions from a Clatskanie terminal. Without obtaining a more-protective “major source” air permit or…

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