As the Oregon legislative session convenes this week, lawmakers face a long list of bills that take on environmental issues. The list includes proposals for a statewide plastic bag ban, a tax on carbon, a tax break for biodiesel made from used cooking oil, and a buffer zone around food waste composting facilities. Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Toxics, Clean Fuels, Oregon Legislature

How can one person make the world less toxic? Continue reading →

Filed under: Sustainability, Green chemistry, Metro, Toxics, Outside The Box Stars

There are a half-dozen places in Portland where the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality tests for six key air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act: Carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, ozone, particulate matter and lead. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Air toxics

A new study found 7,800 people are eating contaminated resident fish from the Portland Harbor Superfund site. As The Oregonian reported today, the study was funded by three of the industries that are responsible for cleaning up the site. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Portland Harbor, Toxics in fish

The Environmental Law Education Center is hosting a one-day conference in Portland today to delve into several state programs that are tackling air pollution and climate change. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Climate change, Toxics

New tests reveal high levels of toxic pollutants in fish caught by anglers in the Columbia River and Columbia Slough. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Columbia Riverkeeper, Toxics in fish

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

Daniel Pop doesn't care for salmon. He grew up in Romania catching carp, catfish, perch. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Toxics in fish

I went fishing with Hood River native Greg Short this morning and Lorri Epstein of Columbia Riverkeeper. Continue reading →

Filed under: Fish & Wildlife, Water, Clean Water: The Next Act, Columbia Riverkeeper, Toxics in fish

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