Portland Harbor

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a major milestone Friday: the federal agency has reached cleanup agreements covering all of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, a contaminated 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River.

In a petition submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week, four companies challenged the agency’s cleanup plan for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site.

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

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to reduce the amount of cleanup required at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site based on new research on the toxicity of the pollution there.

The Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup has entered a new phase where responsible parties will settle their disputes over who will pay to clean up what portion of the pollution in the river.

Oral arguments in a federal lawsuit filed against 30 private companies and government entities for cleanup costs associated with pollution at the Portland Harbor Superfund site are expected to start in April.

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.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the next big step in cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site: inking an agreement for how pollution levels will be tested.

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.

Oregon’s Congressional delegation is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to move forward with clean-up plans for the Portland Harbor Superfund site without further delay.