If you have not signed the Community Safety and CEI Hub Petition reprinted in the Linnton March-April newsletter, we would welcome you to do that. You’ll find more than 600 signatures and our goal is 1000 before sending it to elected officials. Go to to read the petition and sign: www.change.org/CommunitySafetyCEIHub
Hazardous Plumes
An Oregon state bill, HB 4044, to conduct a statewide study of hazardous materials storage was proposed and fast-tracked in the 2024 session. This followed the report by Multnomah County, “Risk of Earthquake-Induced Hazardous Materials Releases in Multnomah County.” Authorities reported that no mitigation efforts would be launched until the full scope of the risk was clear and engineering studies and plume modeling were undertaken. The bill got excellent support and passed quickly through the committee but remained in the Joint Ways and Means Committee awaiting funding when the legislative session ended in early March. Conversations have resumed with state legislators about priorities for the 2025 legislative session, including re-introduction of this bill, critical for public safety.