On April 16th at 11am at the Augustana Lutheran Church there will be a Press Conference to announce the release of the CEI Hub Letter to Public Officials. We welcome you to join the audience and media in hearing remarks by people personally and professionally involved with these problems.

Although the letter commends Senate Bill 1567 (2022) as an excellent first step, far more must be done to protect community health and safety from the dangers posed by the transportation and storage of 350 million gallons of fossil and biofuels at the CEI Hub. The letter calls on public officials to systematically address areas of concern regarding the activities at the CEI Hub. These areas include the lack of public education about the dangers posed by the Hub, pollution from activities at the Hub, financial responsibility in the case of a disaster and more.

We are committed to informing community members about the hazards of having 90% of Oregon’s fuel and a mix of toxics stored within Portland’s city limits. The Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub is a 6-mile stretch of aging tank farms, standing on a seismic liquefaction zone. The predicted event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake has the potential for a Deepwater Horizon level spill on Portland’s riverfront. There has been extensive outcry from community members about the health, safety and climate justice impacts associated with the CEI Hub.

For more details, here is the Press Conference Notice and Fact Sheet.