Beyond Toxics

The president of the J.H. Baxter wood products company was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Eugene. In January, Georgia Baxter-Krause pleaded guilty to multiple environmental violations and making false statements to federal regulators.

The operator of a now-shuttered wood treatment facility in Eugene has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of breaking clean air and hazardous waste laws, and will pay $1.5 million in criminal penalties.

An EPA inspection last summer found dozens of methane leaks at the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County.

The City of Eugene has denied a proposal for a fuel transfer facility in the Trainsong neighborhood.

The federal government has issued criminal charges against the J.H. Baxter company and its president over its operation of its Eugene wood-treatment plant.

The City of Eugene has pulled its approval for a new fuel transfer facility in the Trainsong neighborhood. City staff will now reconsider the application.

An energy company wants to transfer fuel from trains to trucks in Eugene’s Trainsong neighborhood. But some community members there are concerned about the risk of an environmental disaster.

The Oregon Health Authority has issued the “final release” of its health consultation for locals living near the old J.H. Baxter plant in Eugene.

Residents in rural Benton County say they’re concerned about odor and fire risk at the Coffin Butte landfill.

The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County is once again trying to expand.

Activists in Eugene are urging the city not to lay artificial turf at a city park, as they say it would pollute nearby ponds.

Eugene is considering restrictions on the building of new gas stations, including an outright ban. But some City Councilors are worried about pushback from the fossil fuel industry.