About this episode
The episode discusses the passage of the Risk Bond Bill and its implications for environmental safety in the Pacific Northwest.
For over a century a massive array of tanks filled with noxious, explosive liquid fuels and chemicals has been an existential threat to the Pacific Northwest. It still is, but as a result of the passage of the Risk Bond Bill at the end of this past legislative session, w...
Topics covered
- Oregon Legislature
- Risk Bond Bill
- environmental policy
Keywords
- tanks
- liquid fuels
- chemicals
- existential threat
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Oregon, the Pacific Northwest
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