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Vancouver City Council bans large fossil fuel facilities

Por: Associated Press Business October 06, 2022

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VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The city council in Vancouver, Washington, has approved a permanent ban on new fossil fuel developments after years of temporary moratoriums. While new facilities that distribute, extract, refine or process fossil fuels have been temporarily prohibited by the Vancouver City Council since 2020, the council this week unanimously made the ban permanent, The Columbian .“We’re concerned fossil fuel facilities pose a risk... + full article



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