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9/13/2006 - Massive Dairy A Factor In Gorge Air Quality Woes

September 13, 2006

When you think of cattle farms, certain sights and smells may come to mind, but you may not suspect that cows are a major contributor to air pollution. But air quality regulators from Washington and Oregon say they're focusing on five sources of haze in the Columbia River Gorge.

Four of the usual suspects include an old coal burning power plant, exhaust from cars and trucks, and smoke stacks in both the Gorge and in metropolitan Portland. The fifth source is the Three Mile Canyon Farms near Boardman.

As Ley Garnett found out when he took a tour, this is not your typical ranch or dairy.
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