About 100 people attended a hearing in Eugene Wednesday night to find out what will happen to the old J.H. Baxter plant.
‘I couldn’t believe it’: Community sees J.H. Baxter mess up close but plume stays out of sight
The Baxter site is especially challenging because it was mothballed, meaning the facility was abruptly shut down with pipes still full of chemicals.
J.H. Baxter becomes Superfund site
The Environmental Protection Agency listed Eugene’s defunct J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant as a Superfund site.
OPINION: Coffin Butte Landfill is already a problem. It doesn't need to get bigger
In rural Oregon, residents are pushing back against a garbage giant’s plan to expand a controversial landfill.
Officials pass new law to crack down on a concerning problem at a major landfill: 'We're talking about a time-sensitive issue here'
The Oregon Senate passed a bill requiring a landfill notorious for methane leaks to use advanced technology to regulate the pollution it generates.
Oregon lawmakers pass bill requiring Coffin Butte Landfill to invest in more emissions tech
An Oregon landfill known for massive methane leaks may soon be required to regulate those emissions using advanced technology, like drones, planes or satellites.
Corvallis' statehouse delegation scores win for stricter landfill monitoring
On Wednesday, Oregon lawmakers took action that aims for more stringent monitoring at the Coffin Butte Landfill in Benton County and paved the way towards statewide improvement in the monitoring and mitigation of methane leaks.
Oregon to require advanced methane monitoring at Coffin Butte Landfill
Coffin Butte Landfill will have to improve monitoring and reporting of methane leaks under a bill passed June 4 by the Oregon Legislature.
Where the garbage goes
Amid massive rollbacks of federal environmental protections, a community battling the expansion of a local landfill seeks to safeguard its own backyard – and everyone else’s.
Waste Diversion or Legislative Overreach? Debate Intensifies Over CleanLane Project
Lane County is appealing a rejected permit and has requested legislative intervention to facilitate development.
