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Active fault under lagoon means Ross Island dump would be unstable
Editorial Opinion by Barbara Quinn Under the proposal a toxic leak is inevitable The proposal to dump tons of dredged contaminated Superfund sediments in the Ross Island Lagoon would not only expose it to floods, but to a lesser known hazard — an active fault that would ensure sediments will eventually end up back in…
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Environmentalists, others jump on board the Good Ship Lollipop with scheme to fix Ross Island
Editorial opinion by Barbara Quinn For years, potentially responsible parties have stalled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), used sleight of hand with the community and refused to take responsibility for the Superfund cleanup of the lower Willamette River. Now they and some environmentalists, shockingly, and others, most of whom have barely been involved in the…
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Wilson, Vega Pederson blast Trump repeal of EPA greenhouse gas regulations
Portland and Multnomah County leaders have denounced the Trump administration’s repeal of rule that allowed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The administration on Feb. 12 evoked the EPA’s endangerment finding, established under President Barack Obama in 2009, which classified carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health…
