Race to build on Columbia River could block Pacific oil route
Vancouver, Washington
ENVIRONMENTAL passions, which run hot in the US northwest over everything from salmon to recycling, generally get couched in the negative: Don't fish too much, don't put those chemicals up the smokestack, don't build in that sensitive area.
But here in this US city in Washington state, some environmental groups are quietly pushing a builder to move even faster with a US$1.3 billion real estate project along the Columbia River that includes office buildings, shops and towers with 3,300 apartments.
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