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The Trump administration’s on-again, off-again federal funding freeze sowed widespread anxiety and confusion across the country and around Oregon. In Mapleton, locals feared a delay in federal grant payments would jeopardize efforts to rebuild their failing water system.
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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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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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Disaster preparedness and response in Lane County recently received a $20 million boost. The money will set up six so-called “resiliency centers.”
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Cleaning up the legacy of J.H. Baxter’s wood treatment plant was the focus of a press conference held Tuesday morning.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially proposed adding the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene to the Superfund clean-up list.
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Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to finish investigating the Coffin Butte landfill.
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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.
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With dozens of fires burning across Oregon and neighboring states, environmental officials are issuing continued air quality advisories.
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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.
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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.
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Ongoing investigations into the old J.H. Baxter site in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood suggest a huge price tag for its cleanup.