Northwest Tribes Call For End To Moving Fossil Fuels Through Gorge

Submitted by miakah on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 20:27
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Wilson, Conrad. 2017. Northwest Tribes Call For End To Moving Fossil Fuels Through Gorge. PBS.
Year Published: 
2017
Organization: 
PBS
Description: 

Tribal leaders from around the Northwest gathered Thursday in Mosier, Oregon, not far from the site of last week’s oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge. They prayed and spoke out against oil trains.

Category: 
fossil fuels, oil, pollution, spill, environmental degradation, sacred places, tribes, sovereignty, self determination

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Website: 
http://www.opb.org/news/series/oil-trains/northwest-tribes-fossil-fuels-columbia…