SOUTH PORTLAND — Concerned neighbors who live near Rigby Yard, where a $3 million liquid petroleum gas storage facility is proposed, urged city councilors Wednesday to halt the project by enacting a six-month moratorium on the planning process. A second workshop to continue the discussion was set for Monday, Nov. 9. More than one councilor […]
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South Portland sets aside almost $500,000 to defend tar sands oil ban
SOUTH PORTLAND — The South Portland City Council on Monday earmarked nearly $500,000 to defend a law it passed last year preventing the on-boarding of crude oil along the city’s waterfront. The “Clear Skies” ordinance effectively prohibits pumping tar sands oil through the Portland-Montreal Pipeline to South Portland, where the fuel could then be transported […]
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South Portland stripped of ‘business friendly’ designation
PORTLAND — The city of South Portland has lost its “business friendly” designation from Gov. Paul LePage’s administration as a result of its ordinance blocking the export of tar sands, or oil sands, from its waterfront. Doug Ray, spokesman for the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development, confirmed Friday that South Portland is the […]
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Boston law firm to defend South Portland’s anti-tar sands rule
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Boston law firm Foley Hoag will defend South Portland against a lawsuit filed last month by Portland Pipe Line Corp. The City Council unanimously approved the hiring Monday night. In the nine-count lawsuit, Portland Pipe Line and American Waterways Operators allege the city’s Clear Skies Ordinance, enacted last August, unconstitutionally limits […]