ACLU investigative journalist Curt Guyette on the water crisis in Flint, Mich. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan hired veteran investigative reporter Curt Guyette to document the impact of the state’s controversial emergency manager law. The ...
4 Aug 2016 - Amy Roe
Oregon’s agency responsible for monitoring water polluters hopes added positions will help it catch up on expired permits Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grabbed the lifeline it sorely needed when legislators approved a $1.5 million pac ...
28 Jul 2015 - Emily Green
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
Ben Parzybok’s first novel, “ Couch ” rose from the primordial sludge of the slush pile at Small Beer Press in 2008. Next month, Parzybok’s second novel, “ Sherwood Nation ” will be released. He will be reading at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Powell’ ...
11 Sep 2014 - Suzanne Zalokar