Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

By Alejandro Figueroa (OPB) and Antonio Sierra (OPB) For years, Oregon state agencies, local governments and committees have hashed and rehashed plans to…

Crews from multiple state agencies responded Monday to reports of a 38-foot tugboat that has sunken in the Columbia River. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the tugboat reportedly has 750 gallons of diesel on board.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized the next big step in cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund site: inking an agreement for how pollution levels will be tested.