Environmental Protection Agency

The Hanford site produced more than 70 tons of plutonium from World War II through the Cold War. When that production ended… it left a big mess to clean up. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Washington Department of Ecology and the Environmental Protection Agency are hosting a meeting on Dec. 5 to inform and take questions from the public about work out at the site.

Lithium batteries typically aren't allowed in landfills, but many still make it into the garbage supply.

Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in late September that they have grants worth hundreds of millions of dollars available to Northwest states and tribes, with priority funding for projects with the potential to cut the largest quantity of greenhouse gas emissions.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the Supreme Court decision undermines 50 years of progress under the federal Clean Air Act.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a proposal to scale back its cleanup plan for the Portland Harbor Superfund site.

Councilors were told that the feedback from the community revealed public confusion over current fish advisories and the risks associated with eating fish from the Portland Harbor Superfund site.

A high-ranking EPA official visited Portland to meet with state and local leaders interested in understanding what it means to have the Portland Harbor Superfund Site targeted for immediate attention.

Thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in the March for Science. Among those marching were scientists whose jobs are now in jeopardy as they wait for the federal budget ax to fall.

New rules announced yesterday by President Obama require reductions of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030.