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

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

Neighbors of a Daimler Truck manufacturing facility on Swan Island say the plant is putting out noxious odors that are making them sick. Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Good Neighbor Agreement, Daimler Trucks

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

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

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

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

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

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

Willamette Week couched their top stories of 2011 under the headline: "We know what you're reading." That's true here, too. Ecotrope tracks every click you make on the site. To close out the year, here are 11 posts that got the most clicks in 2011: Continue reading →

Filed under: Air, Energy, Fish & Wildlife, Land, Sustainability, Water

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