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A Big One nightmare scenario drives Portland to cut fuel storage along the Willamette
A Big One nightmare scenario drives Portland to cut fuel storage along the Willamette
A Big One nightmare scenario drives Portland to cut fuel storage along the Willamette

Published on: 11/12/2026

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After a decade of debate, City Council takes aim at a long-feared earthquake threat: the fuel stored in hundreds of aging tanks at what’s known as the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub on the Willamette River where an earthquake could lead to spills, fires and catastrophic damage.

Community activists and environmental groups have worried for more than a decade about the hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel stored in massive, aging tanks on unstable soil along Portland’s Willamette River.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/11/a-big-one-nightmare-scenario-drives-portland-to-cut-fuel-storage-along-the-willamette.html

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