Tracy Prescott-MacGregor and her husband enjoy their farming life in Clatskanie, Oregon, where they grow food and raise livestock. However, their idyllic setting is threatened by a proposed renewable diesel plant from Next Renewable Fuels at Port Westward. Advocates are concerned about the potential loss of agricultural land and salmon habitats, vital to local tribal nations, as the plant aims to produce over 1.5 million gallons of low-carbon fuel a day. This development reflects a broader boom in renewable fuels supported by federal subsidies, despite underlying risks to the local ecosystem.
"It's really just a farmer's dream come true."
"The water table is so high that if you dig about six inches, you'll hit water."
Next Renewable Fuels has proposed building a plant that could produce more than 1.5 million gallons a day of low-carbon fuel by 2028.
There are 37 sustainable aviation fuel projects under development across the United States, many supported by the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act.
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