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  1. Underwater: Oregon's agency responsible for monitoring waterway polluters is the most backlogged in the country

    Oregon has the stiffest water pollution regulations of any state in the U.S. Sounds impressive, right? Think again. Oregon is dead last nationwide when it comes to keeping wastewater permits current with state regulations. According to the EPA’s most rece ...

    24 Feb 2015 - Emily Green

  2. Who is watching the river? The largest sources of water pollution in Oregon aren’t monitored well, if at all.

    The Clean Water Act of 1972 made it a lot harder for industrial facilities to dump large amounts of toxic materials into U.S. waterways with the institution of a permitting process with limits on toxic releases – it put a stop to many of the activities th ...

    23 Oct 2014 - Emily Green

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