Coming Down the Pipe: Records Raise Questions On City of Portland's Activity with Zenith Energy

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Resources Mentioned & Further Reading:

• City of Portland's Earlier Denial of Zenith's LUCS Permit Application [August 2021]

• Zenith Energy sues City of Portland After 2021 LUCS Permit Denial [February 2022]

• City of Portland Statement on Zenith LUCS Permit Approval [October 2022]

• About Land Use Compatibility Statements (LUCS) [Portland Bureau of Development Services]

• 2021 CEI Hub Seismic Risk Assessment [Multnomah County Office of Sustainability]

• Columbia Riverkeeper Zenith Energy Explainer [staff attorney Audrey Leonard interviewed for story]

• Breach Collective [staff attorney Nick Caleb interviewed for story]

Episode Credits:

This interview featured reporting from Jeremiah Hayden. Read more of Jeremiah's reporting or follow his work.

This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, and edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio.

This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities (OH), a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds OH’s grant program. Oregon Humanities offers programs and publications that help Oregonians connect, reflect, and learn from one another.