Kevin Masterson is the toxics coordinator for Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. His main job is to find ways to reduce toxic chemicals in the environment – in air, water and on land. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Sustainability, Water, Environment, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Toxics, Clean Water Act

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Filed under: Sustainability, Water, Clean Water Act, Clean Water: The Next Act, Depave, Stormwater

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Filed under: Water, Clean Water Act, Clean Water: The Next Act

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Filed under: Water, Clean Water Act, Clean Water: The Next Act

The Clean Water Act is turning 40 this year. To mark the occasion, Ecotrope, EarthFix and InvestigateWest are teaming up to size up the landmark environmental law in a long-term reporting project we're calling Clean Water: The Next Act. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Clean Water Act, Clean Water: The Next Act

Do logging roads need water pollution permits? Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said yes. Last week several members of the Northwest congressional delegation said no. Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Clean Water Act, John Kitzhaber, Logging

Remember when the Ninth Circuit Court decided that logging roads were a point-source of pollution? I've been wondering about, though not following the fall-out from, that case. Does this mean every logging road will need a stormwater permit? Well, not if Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Forestry, Clean Water Act, Logging

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Filed under: Energy, Water, Clean Water Act, Gulf oil spill