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NGOs and farmers sue Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for NEXT refinery water quality permit

NGOs and farmers sue Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for NEXT refinery water quality permit

June 2, 2025 |

In Oregon, Columbia Riverkeeper, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and two local residents sued the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for issuing a water quality permit for the proposed NEXT refinery located adjacent to the Columbia River Estuary.  If built, the non-conventional diesel refinery would fill over 100 acres of wetlands and discharge harmful […]

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