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Tribal leaders take their case on Willamette River cleanup to D.C.

Yakama Nation argues EPA plan violates an 1855 treaty After 16 years of study funded by polluting industries, the public comment period for the Willamette River cleanup is scheduled to end Sept. 6, 2016, with some officials hoping for a finalized plan by ...

2 Aug 2016 - Stephen Quirke
Watered-down promises for the Willamette River cleanup

COMMENTARY | EPA extends comment period on the Superfund cleanup plan for the Willamette River, which drew protests for doing too little Early this month the EPA released its draft plan to remove toxic contamination from the bottom of the Willamette River ...

30 Jun 2016 - Stephen Quirke
Roy Pascoe: 'If I wasn’t fighting for my life, I’d be fighting for the river'

COMMENTARY | The Portland activist died May 15, 2016. He was 53. Roy Pascoe was born on July 31, 1962, and grew up mainly in Bremerton, Wash. He fished, swam, sailed, and worked on the docks in Puget Sound. He also worked in food service on naval ships an ...

2 Jun 2016 - Erin Goodling