The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is awarding nearly $600,000 in grants to 17 organizations around the state to promote reduction, reuse and recycling of consumer materials. These annual grants, provided by DEQ’s Materials Management program, boost projects that benefit Oregon’s environment and share best practices.
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Concrete crusade: DEQ’s initiative to reduce carbon emissions with a different kind of concrete
Businesses and governments looking to reduce their carbon footprint are turning to an unlikely source: concrete.
Collaboration is key as Air Quality permits come online
DEQ’s online air quality permit database provides Oregonians with easier access to permit documents.
The Future of Bradford Island
DEQ, Washington State Department of Ecology and the Confederated Tribes of the Yakama Nation submitted a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting that EPA place Bradford Island on the National Priorities List.
DEQ opposes rollbacks of Clean Water Act regulations
On Oct. 21, 2019, Gov. Kate Brown sent a letter to the Acting Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailing opposition to proposed changes to section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Section 401 gives the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and tribes the authority to issue water quality certifications for projects that require aContinue reading “DEQ opposes rollbacks of Clean Water Act regulations”
Deeper dive on health of Oregon’s waterways
DEQ released its most comprehensive evaluation yet of the health of Oregon’s rivers, stream, lakes and other waters.
