/tags/pollution pollution en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:26:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-16/oregon-reaches-nearly-700m-settlement-with-monsanto-over-pcb-contamination Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said compounds in Monsanto's products continued to pollute Oregon's land and waterways many decades after the company knew its compounds were highly toxic. Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:26:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-12-16/oregon-reaches-nearly-700m-settlement-with-monsanto-over-pcb-contamination Conrad Wilson, Cassandra Profita /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-01-29/deq-issues-30-000-dollar-fine-to-army-corps The Army Corps of Engineers is being fined over $30,000 for an unpermitted dumpsite at the Eagle Creek Dam in Jackson County. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:56:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-01-29/deq-issues-30-000-dollar-fine-to-army-corps Sophia Prince /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-27/how-we-make-dirty-air-past-and-present It's not unusual to think that the atmosphere can handle a little pollution. Case in point: all the people in the country who burn leaves and other yard… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 17:19:09 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-27/how-we-make-dirty-air-past-and-present The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-26/oregonian-connects-lax-campaign-laws-to-lax-pollution-enforcement Oregon's state constitution provides broad protections for free speech, somewhat broader than the federal constitution. One of the results is the great… Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:11:22 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-03-26/oregonian-connects-lax-campaign-laws-to-lax-pollution-enforcement The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-18/cigarette-butts-become-greatest-plastic-concern-on-beaches There's a great deal of concern on the planet about plastic in the ocean. But it's not bags or wrappers that are the greatest concerns, at least on the… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:44:28 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-18/cigarette-butts-become-greatest-plastic-concern-on-beaches Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-06/big-city-problems-in-the-national-parks Our national parks are supposed to be places left in something like their original state. But the fact that so many people visit them, and in warm seasons… Mon, 06 Aug 2018 17:51:35 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-06/big-city-problems-in-the-national-parks Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-10-24/plastic-in-the-global-ocean Dr. Giora Proskurowski knows the oceans, from top to bottom. And that's not just metaphor. Dr. Proskurowski is a University of Washington professor who… Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-10-24/plastic-in-the-global-ocean Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-02-04/concern-over-mercury-in-oregon-rivers The Rogue River looks pristine in many places, but looks are deceiving. The Rogue, the McKenzie, and other Oregon rivers may be added to a list of streams… Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:20:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-02-04/concern-over-mercury-in-oregon-rivers Geoffrey Riley /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-12-20/oregon-must-do-more-to-protect-coastal-waters Federal regulators say Oregon is not doing enough to protect water and fish from pollution generated by logging on private lands, stormwater run-off from… Fri, 20 Dec 2013 14:32:41 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-12-20/oregon-must-do-more-to-protect-coastal-waters /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-10-10/epa-sued-by-oregon-and-other-states Seven states, including Oregon, are suing the Environmental Protection Agency over health-damaging air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers that have… Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:28:16 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2013-10-10/epa-sued-by-oregon-and-other-states