A total of 14 projects to reduce pollution in the Columbia River Basin will get $2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including support for six restoration projects based in Oregon, EPA announced.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is excited to announce a major overhaul of its public records request system.
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*Note: DEQ is committed to balancing its vital obligation to enforce the law and protect the environment with a consideration of the dramatic disruptions to public health and the economy caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an emergency order to help farmers, ranchers, residents and businesses recover after recent floods caused significant damage to an estimated 300 structures in Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency are extending the air quality advisory for the Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge through The Dalles and southwest Washington due to stagnant air conditions trapping wood smoke near the ground where people breathe.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is offering free well water testing in the Klamath Basin as part of a groundwater quality study.
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U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently sent a letter to request more funding for federal air quality programs following revelations that several Portland neighborhoods have high levels of heavy metals in their air.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently settled with Oregon State University (OSU) over violations of federal waste identification rules in an agreement that will see the university provide comprehensive training for staff and pay a $275,000 penalty.
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The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission recently extended the public comment period, which will continue until March 30, on a set of temporary rules that would regulate the metals emissions from Portland’s small colored art glass manufacturing facilities.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently proposed approving solid waste permit renewals for the Silver Lake and Paisley Transfer Stations, which would allow the facilities to continue accepting solid waste and collecting, sorting and storing recyclables.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is now accepting public comments on the conditions for the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) permit for Timberline Lodge.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is beginning work toward proposing new water quality standards for copper, which will be based on the Biotic Ligand Model rather than simply water hardness correction.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently extended the public comment period on a National Pollutant Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Clean Water Services.
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recently introduced a bill called the Keep It in the Ground Act to prevent federal leases for fossil fuel extraction from public lands.
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The new rule follows the Legislature's passage of SB 705 in June.
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The revisions would implement new legislation as well as expand grant rules.
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Department of Environmental Quality accepting public comments on proposed changes until Oct. 21
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In response to wildfires in Oregon’s Baker, Douglas, Grant and Wallowa counties, state Department of Environmental Quality Director Dick Pedersen signed an emergency order waiving state regulations on waste disposal Monday.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will award the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant in Portland on Wednesday.
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