# @portlandmercury on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtXGNHE_lz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68912399-portlandmercury-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T18:30:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Portland Mercury (@portlandmercury) — https://gondola.cc/portlandmercury

## Caption

More than 100 people provided testimony to a Portland City Council committee about whether to transfer a city contract with Zenith Energy to a new, Miami-based investment company called I Squared Capital (ISQ).⁠
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The transfer will allow the new company to take over operations of Zenith’s terminal, which sits between the Willamette River and Forest Park in Northwest Portland.⁠
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Environmental advocates want the City Council to amend the transfer and require third-party enforcement over the terms of the agreement. Many advocates are slow to trust the new company after Zenith’s infractions, and slow to trust the city after it hardly held Zenith accountable for any of it.⁠
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In the historical context of how Zenith moves with officials, the notion that the city might “manage potential public opposition” adds fuel for critics who have long felt the city and the company not fully transparent about its processes.⁠
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🔗 Read and listen to the full story at the link in bio.⁠
✍️ Jeremiah Hayden⁠
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#portland #zenith #pdx

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