Land quality – Page 2 – AIR, LAND & WATER

DEQ begins work on landmark cleanup project

This week, DEQ began overseeing the cleanup of the last legacy contamination site in Portland’s downtown reach.

DEQ’s pursuit of a Superfund site cleanup: Portland Harbor 101

Learn the key facts you should know about the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and DEQ’s role in the cleanup.

(Video) Oregon. There’s a lot to protect.

At the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, we have one mission: to be a leader in restoring, maintaining and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land and water. That’s no small job.

OSU-Cascades begins reclaiming former landfill for campus expansion

Oregon State University’s Cascades campus began full-scale excavation at the former Bend Demolition Landfill in December as part of its expansion master plan.

What is the future of recycling in Oregon?

Dozens of Oregon recycling representatives gathered in Salem on Jan. 31 to learn about potential options for a future recycling system in Oregon.

Retired Prairie City landfill gets upgrade thanks to Orphan Site Account

An old landfill outside Prairie City will get necessary upgrades this year thanks to funding from DEQ’s Solid Waste Orphan Site Account.

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.

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.