The Portland City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday, September 11 to appropriate $2 million towards a cleanup plan for the Willamette Cove Superfund Site. Established as a Superfund site in 2000, the contaminated river has experienced slow cleanup, despite having a total of 150 known potentially responsible parties. City officials have predicted that the plan will take three to four years to complete and a total of $8.1 million that will be divided evenly among at least four of the responsible parties. The city hopes this plan will create greater collaboration with the EPA and encourage other responsible parties to get involved in the cleanup. Read More.
5 Easy Ways to Support the Environmental Justice Causes You Care About at No Cost
By Gregory Kolen II. Climate change and environmental degradation pose a serious threat to our communities and the world as we know it. Environmental justice
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May 31, 2023