Health officials can't say whether the increase in cases of osteosarcoma in West Salem constitutes a cancer cluster. Why not? The answer is complicated. Continue reading →

Filed under: Environment, Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency responded to concerns about elevated cancer rates in West Salem at a public meeting Tuesday night. Continue reading →

Filed under: Environment, Environmental Protection Agency

Nanotechnology is often hailed as the greatest technological advance since the chemical revolution. Super strong bike frames? Nano can do that. Odor-free socks? Nano does it. Disappearing sun screen? Nano’s the solution. But nanotech bug killer? Slow down, says the EPA in a press release today. Continue reading →

Filed under: Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, nano, nanomaterials, nanosilver, nanotech, nanotechnology, Oregon Field Journal, pesticides

The Environmental Protection Agency is distributing $76 million in funding for clean-up and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites across the country. The city of Portland is getting $1 million of that money to improve sites contaminated with petroleum and other hazardous waste in east Portland. The EPA says the clean-up funds will reduce contaminants washing into local watersheds while also ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Brownfields, Environmental Protection Agency

Republicans have proposals in both the House and the Senate to ban the Environmental Protection Agency from using the Clean Air Act to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading →

Filed under: Climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, GOP in the House, greenhouse gases, Lisa Jackson

We're waiting on this anticipated newsmaker today: Anonymous officials tipped off the press to the House Republicans' plan to introduce a bill that would ban the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. From the AP: Continue reading →

Filed under: Climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, GOP in the House, greenhouse gases

The Portland Water Bureau has sent out a response to the Environmental Working Group's tests showing hexavalent chromium in drinking water across the country to reassure its customers that Portland water is safe to drink. The bureau says it will follow the Environmental Protection Agency's new recommendations for how utilities can monitor the probable carcinogen and let customers know how ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Hexavalent chromium, Portland Water Bureau

The Environmental Protection Agency has changed its tune on regulating greenhouse gases from biomass. Today, the agency announced it is is leaving biomass-fired and other biogenic energy sources out of its greenhouse gas regulations for three years while the agency studies how to treat the related emissions. The new rule exempts facilities that burn wood, crops, manure, sewage, landfill gas ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Renewable energy, Agriculture, Forestry, Biomass, Carbon dioxide, Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gases

Thirteen years after settling a lawsuit with environmental groups over pollution in California rivers, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a clean-up plan for the troubled Klamath River. Continue reading →

Filed under: Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Klamath River

POLITICO reports the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to a schedule for new regulations of greenhouse gases – in addition to the ones slated to kick in Jan. 2. Continue reading →

Filed under: Climate change, Environmental Protection Agency, GOP in the House