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An interactive web map created in part by the InfoGraphics Lab makes data reflecting intent to spray pesticides more accessible to the public

Environmental activists in Eugene have started gathering signatures to get a new climate tax on this fall’s ballot.

The Eugene-Springfield area ranks in the top five worst U.S. cities for most polluted air by year-round particle pollution, according to the American Lung Association "State of the Air" 2025 report.

The Reworld Marion garbage incinerator in Brooks closed down in early 2025 because of a turbine failure, documents the company submitted to Marion County state.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined Coffin Butte Landfill $3.02 million for 10 serious air quality violations.

Today on the show, you'll hear from the organizers and why they think it's necessary and passable. Then in the second part of the show, a different kind of environmental story: the saga of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County.

Coffin Butte Landfill will not be allowed to expand, Benton County Commissioners decided March 3.

Benton County Commissioners have denied the application to expand the Coffin Butte landfill, in a major reversal of their decision last year.

Inspired by the unprecedented financial success of Portland’s cash-rich climate fund, environmental groups are pushing to establish a similar fund in Eugene.