Coffin Butte

The Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County has been criticized for poor waste management practices and was fined by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality earlier this year. The nearby non-profit Bit By Bit Adaptive Riding says it’s had to move its therapy horses off its property due to the landfill.

This May, Democratic voters will choose their candidate for the Benton County Board of Commissioner’s Position 1.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a more than $3 million penalty against the owners of the Coffin Butte landfill.

Benton County Commissioners have denied the application to expand the Coffin Butte landfill, in a reversal of their previous decision last year.

Benton County Commissioners are taking a second look at their decision to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand. And this time, they’ll have new information to consider from Oregon’s environmental regulators.

Benton County Commissioners say they’re revisiting their decision to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it's taking enforcement action against the Coffin Butte landfill north of Corvallis.

The Benton County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand.

Benton County Commissioners plan to vote Tuesday on whether to allow the Coffin Butte landfill to expand.

The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County has filed an appeal as it continues its attempt to expand the site.

An effort to expand the Coffin Butte landfill experienced a stark setback Tuesday night, as Benton County’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject the proposal.

Benton County Commissioners are expected to finalize the language of a plan at an upcoming meeting, with the final vote coming a week later.