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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon officials have issued an air quality advisory for several counties, including Portland, as stale, unseasonably warm temperatures and stagnant air have caused wildfire smoke to linger.
After more than a year of back and forth legal challenges, oil transporter Zenith Energy has extended a compromise to the city of Portland: if the city approves a land permit for Zenith’s Northwest Portland facility, Zenith will replace all of its crude oil operations with renewable fuels within five years. On the surface, the offer addresses both the city and activists’ concerns of curbing carbon emissions and reducing fossil fuel operations in Portland. A.