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EPA’s planned research program cuts could impact Oregon scientists
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development, its main science division, has 1,540 staff across 10 facilities, including Oregon, and may reduce its workforce by 50% to 75%, an internal memo states.
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‘The purge has begun.’ Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office
Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice.
EPA inspection uncovered methane leaks at Benton County landfill
The site accepts more than 1 million tons of garbage annually. It’s located about eight miles north of Corvallis, near the town of Adair Village. Residents living there have shared concerns about odor and fire hazards.
Officials push for Superfund status at Eugene’s deactivated JH Baxter plant
Cleaning up the legacy of J.H. Baxter’s wood treatment plant was the focus of a press conference held Tuesday morning.
Oregon awarded nearly $200M in federal funding to boost climate action programs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected Oregon to receive $200 million over the next five years through its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program.
EPA updates protections from pesticide drift for farmworkers, communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will more closely weigh in on the harm caused when pesticides drift away from farm fields onto nearby communities.
Environmental agency exploring if shuttered Eugene wood treatment facility could become a Superfund site
Regional Environmental Protection Agency officials say they’re working to get the old J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene possibly approved for extensive clean-up on the federal government's tab.
EPA proposes adding portions of 150-mile stretch of upper Columbia River to the Superfund list
The Superfund designation would make the upper Columbia River eligible for remediation from the U.S.-Canadian border south to the Grand Coulee Dam — impacting portions of those 150 river miles.
Water quality discussed after completion of Klamath reservoir drawdown
With the drawdown of three reservoirs complete, the Klamath River is flowing more or less within its historic channel.
Hanford managers and watchdogs hold first in-person cleanup dialogue meeting since before pandemic
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.