Yulia Shipulina has joined the Department of Environmental Quality as a temporary fellow, in partnership with Oregon Sea Grant, to further develop our pollution prevention, or P2, projects in DEQ’s Land Quality Division. The P2 projects she’ll work on are funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and managed by Lisa Cox, our Senior ToxicsContinue reading “Meet Yulia Shipulina: Championing Pollution Prevention at DEQ”
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Climate Protection Program back in action in Oregon
Oregon has reinstated its Climate Protection Program. The Environmental Quality Commission adopted the Climate Protection Program in November 2024. So, DEQ Climate Protection Manager Nicole Singh joined the GreenState podcast to explain how the program aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon over the next 25 years. “It’s an ambitious program,” Singh saidContinue reading “Climate Protection Program back in action in Oregon”
Oregon’s Climate Protection Program: Cutting Emissions by 90% by 2050
The Climate Protection Program will reduce climate pollution from fossil fuels by 90% by 2050. The Environmental Quality Commission, the governing body for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, unanimously adopted the Climate Protection Program at its meeting on Nov. 21, 2024. The program sets enforceable and declining limits, or caps, on greenhouse gas emissionsContinue reading “Oregon’s Climate Protection Program: Cutting Emissions by 90% by 2050”
Protected: THIS IS A DRILL: Shore Terminals Diesel Release response in Portland
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Sunken vessel at Port of Arlington along Columbia River
Updates on emergency response.
Updates to the AQI
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made adjustments to the Air Quality Index, or AQI. So Dylan and Jennifer Horton discuss how to use the tool during wildfire smoke season in Oregon. And DEQ air monitoring expert Matt Shrensel goes deeper into what the changes to the AQI mean and why they were made.
Tar-like substance on Oregon and Washington beaches
Updates on emergency response.
DEQ and EPA responding following barn fire in Perrydale
Updates on emergency response.
Return of the EV Rebate
That’s right! The Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program has reopened for two months this year. Right now is the time for those living in Oregon to purchase or lease an eligible new or used battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or a new zero-emission motorcycle and get money back. However, there are important detailsContinue reading “Return of the EV Rebate”
More About Asbestos
Handyman Bob was a radio personality in the Portland metro area for nearly 10 years. He’s now an accredited contractor who conducts asbestos surveys. So DEQ’s Hillarie Sales and Dylan Darling had Bob Strong (that’s his real name) join them on the podcast to learn more about asbestos. Bob shared stories from the field andContinue reading “More About Asbestos”