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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan — appeals it
Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at Radius Recycling in 2024 sent plumes of toxic fumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid…
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Interstate Bridge Replacement plan throws North Portlanders under the truck (August 2023)
Everyone agrees that the traffic bottleneck near the I-5 Bridge between Oregon and Washington needs to be fixed. The backup of vehicles during morning and afternoon rush hours affects traffic daily for miles in either direction for hours. It costs in money, time and frustration. It also creates unhealthy air for neighborhoods along the I-5…
