EPA

Disaster preparedness and response in Lane County recently received a $20 million boost. The money will set up six so-called “resiliency centers.”

Cleaning up the legacy of J.H. Baxter’s wood treatment plant was the focus of a press conference held Tuesday morning.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially proposed adding the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene to the Superfund clean-up list.

Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finish investigating the Coffin Butte landfill.

Over a half-million gallons of toxic chemicals are being removed from the old J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene. Federal officials say the process will take up to a year.

With dozens of fires burning across Oregon and neighboring states, environmental officials are issuing continued air quality advisories.

Regional EPA officials say they’re working to get the old J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene possibly approved for extensive clean-up on the federal government's tab.

A park in west Eugene that’s partially closed to the public because of mysterious toxins in the ground, is in line for $1.5 million from the EPA to clean it up.

Ongoing investigations into the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood suggest a huge price tag for its cleanup.

In the Bethel neighborhood of Eugene, contractors are beginning the first phase of soil removal for homes near the defunct J.H. Baxter plant with high dioxin counts.

The EPA has fined a seafood company nearly $1 million for water pollution near the Oregon and Washington coasts.

The extent of soil removal for residences around the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene may increase, both in numbers and depth.