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Coffin Butte Landfill last year exempted as much as 93% of its operating surface from required monitoring for methane leaks.

The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County has filed an appeal as part of its ongoing effort to expand the site.

At Coffin Butte, two EPA inspections and several aerial surveys conducted by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper have consistently found dozens of large leaks.

An effort to expand the Coffin Butte landfill in rural Benton County experienced a major setback Tuesday night, as the county’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to reject the proposal.

The Benton County Planning Commission voted unanimously on July 22 to deny Coffin Butte Landfill's proposed expansion.

Staff at the Eugene-based nonprofit Beyond Toxics have unionized, forming "Resilient Organizers Opposing Toxics."

Three months after the president of J.H. Baxter was sentenced to jail time, Bethel residents heard from EPA employees what is next for the site.

About 100 people attended a hearing in Eugene Wednesday night to find out what will happen to the old J.H. Baxter plant.

The Baxter site is especially challenging because it was mothballed, meaning the facility was abruptly shut down with pipes still full of chemicals.