Columbia River Estuary

Victory! Army Corps Permit Required for NEXT Refinery’s Levee Impacts
January 8, 2026

Victory! Army Corps Permit Required for NEXT Refinery’s Levee Impacts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined that NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc.’s current proposal to construct a diesel refinery at Port Westward requires another major federal permit. Represented by Advocates for the West, Columbia Riverkeeper and 1000 Friends of Oregon in 2024 sued the Army Corps for failing to require this permit, which would protect levee infrastructure from NEXT’s […]