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Dec. 31, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Negotiating With Your Neighborhood Polluter

You don't have to wait for new regulations to get cleaner air in your neighborhood. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Air pollution, Outside The Box Stars

Aug. 24, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Keep Your Car Or Buy A More Efficient One?

Hooray! I was googling all over the place and finally found this interactive tool that steps you though the process of deciding whether it's more eco-friendly to get a more fuel-efficient car or keep the one you've got. Continue reading →

Filed under: Transportation, Air pollution

Aug. 23, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

What's Your Car's Air Pollution Score?

Thanks to OPB's Amanda Peacher for filling for me on the blog last week. In case you missed it, she posted a link to a slideshow of people who live car-free. Continue reading →

Filed under: Transportation, Air pollution

May 30, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Is Portland’s air safe to breathe?

About 30 people came to learn whether their air is safe to breathe last night in North Portland, where the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality held the second of four information sessions about toxic air pollutionin the metropolitan area. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Air pollution, Clean Air Act

May 30, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

In Portland: More Maps Of Toxic Air Pollutants

I was on Think Out Loud yesterday talking about the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's report on toxic air pollutants in the Portland metro area. As I wrote on the blog last week, most of the toxins DEQ has mapped are coming from everyday sources: Our cars, trucks, lawn mowers, construction equipment and wood stoves. Metal foundries were the main ... Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Air pollution, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

May 25, 2012 · By Cassandra Profita

Mapping Portland’s Everyday Air Toxics

Will Portland's air be safe to breathe in 2017? Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Air pollution, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Nov. 30, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

Portland's DIY model for reducing air pollution

When the poor air quality around Northwest Portland schools made national headlines in 2009, the complaint department at the ESCO reached its limit. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Pollution

Nov. 29, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

Video: You can still see the stars in Oregon

Finding Oregon from Uncage the Soul Productions on Vimeo. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Light pollution

Nov. 28, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

Snapshot: How green are Oregon's oceans?

I was on the coast for Thanksgiving and took a walk along the Clatsop Beach south of the Peter Iredale. At some point on the way back to the car I started collecting all the green garbage I saw on the beach. Little did I know what a pile I would collect! Continue reading →

Filed under: Pacific Ocean, Garbage, Pollution

Oct. 27, 2011 · By Cassandra Profita

What bald eagles are telling us about the Columbia

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Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Columbia River Basin, Pollution, Toxics in fish

About Ecotrope

In the Pacific Northwest, the environment is personal - it's where we live, work and play. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Ecotrope will bring you news and insight on the region’s environmental issues. Site curator Cassandra Profita is an award-winning reporter with degrees in journalism and environmental studies.

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