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Eugene Wood-Treatment Plant Becomes One of Oregon’s Most Toxic Chemical Leak Sites
The J.H. Baxter chemical wood treating plant in Eugene, which released hazardous substances into the soil and groundwater during decades of operations, has been added to…
Public Worker Pensions in Oregon to Go Green as Lawmakers Shift Money Away From Oil and Gas
The Sierra Club, America’s most influential and largest grassroots environmental organization, has praised the Oregon Legislature for recognizing the economic threats…
EPA Awards Oregon $6.85 Million to Revitalize Contaminated Sites and Boost Local Economies
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated last week that $6,850,000 in Brownfields Grants would go to communities in Oregon. The agency’s investment seeks…
Oregon Activists Launch Campaign to Secure Constitutional Right to Clean Environment Amid Legislative Stagnation
A campaign to promote an amendment to the Oregon Constitution calling for the right of every resident to a clean, safe, and healthy environment is being launched at an…
More People Die in Oregon from Wildfire Smoke Than Nearly Anywhere Else in The Country
More people die in Oregon, California, and Washington than anywhere else in the U.S. from inhaling particulate matter carried in wildfire smoke, with annual death rates…
Oregon Lawmakers Reconsider Senate Bill to Ban Plastic Bags and Limit Single-Use Plastics Statewide
In a broader effort to curb plastic waste across the state, the Oregon House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment is reconsidering Senate Bill 551 that bans the…
Medford’s Volunteers Transform City Parks and Cemetery with Massive 1,400-Pound Trash Cleanup Effort
Twenty-seven Medford citizens spent over 140 hours cleaning up City parks and Eastwood Cemetery in March. The volunteers removed almost 1,400 pounds of trash and natural…
1950s Billboards Will Feature in This Year’s Keep Oregon Green Campaign
Organizers of the Keep Oregon Green campaign have decided to use billboards featured in the 1950s to make the public aware of fire safety regulations.
