By Kirk Johnson
VANCOUVER, Wash. β Environmental passions, which run hot in the Northwest over everything from salmon to recycling, generally get couched in the negative: Donβt fish too much, donβt put those chemicals up the smokestack, donβt build in that sensitive area.
But here in southern Washington, some environmental groups are quietly pushing a builder to move even faster with a $1.3 billion real estate project along the Columbia River that includes office buildings, shops and towers with 3,300 apartments.
The reason is oil. MORE>>
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