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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.
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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.
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An EPA inspection last summer found dozens of methane leaks at the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County.
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The City of Eugene has denied a proposal for a fuel transfer facility in the Trainsong neighborhood.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Residents in rural Benton County say they’re concerned about odor and fire risk at the Coffin Butte landfill.
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The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County is once again trying to expand.
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Activists in Eugene are urging the city not to lay artificial turf at a city park, as they say it would pollute nearby ponds.
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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.