Jordan Cove Energy Project is seeking Oregon’s permission to ramp up emissions.
Jordan Cove Energy Project is seeking Oregon’s permission to ramp up emissions.
In the short run, Jordan Cove’s emissions would still be well below those of Portland General Electric’s coal plant in Boardman. But that plant is slated to shut down in 2020. Depending on what other plants are approved to replace Boardman, Jordan Cove could become the largest emitter in the state if it operated near capacity.
The relative scale of the emissions emerged when The Oregonian compared data contained in the federal environmental analysis of the Jordan Cove project with emission reports for the state’s major polluters for the last several years.
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