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A 16-acre property north of Salem that has housed Oregon’s only municipal waste incinerator for the past four decades is heavily contaminated and will require extensive cleanup.

At a session on June 10, presenters spoke about fortifying windows, applying for weatherization programs, and the rules for renters installing air conditioning.

Wednesday’s event was one of two “Beat the Heat” presentations scheduled for this month, organized by seven local organizations.

It's a map created by the environmental group Beyond Toxics, and it shows the patterns of pesticide and herbicide spraying in our community.

Joel Iboa, executive director of Oregon Just Transition Alliance, grew up in Eugene and has worked on issues like housing, economic equality and climate justice.

New sampling found dioxin contamination extends deeper and is more widespread than previously known.

A new map from the advocacy nonprofit Beyond Toxics aims to help people identify what kinds of pesticides have been sprayed in communities over the last decade.

If you're wondering whether pesticides have been applied near you in recent years, a recently created statewide map has the answer.

Beyond Toxics will distribute more than 50 air conditioners, air purifiers and replacement filters for free to west Eugene residents.

Coffin Butte Landfill would be allowed to emit higher levels of most pollutants, including three times as much particulate matter and five times as much volatile organic compounds, under the newest proposal to renew its air quality permit.