News Still smarting over the Exxon-Valdez oil spill of 1989? Well, there's a new way to distance yourself from such oil catastrophes and feel better about how your driving is hurting the environment. Starting this October, DEQ Vehicle Inspection Programs stations in Portland will offer customers free coupons for free vehicle inspections at participating Eco-biz auto shops. The "Drive Clean and Green" ...   More

News Mary Peveto calls herself an “accidental activist.” She had no plans to be an environmentalist until a year ago when she saw a USA Today article that used EPA data to map the industrial pollution near schools across the nation. The data placed the Northwest Portland school that Peveto's three children attend, Chapman Elementary, in the worst 2 percent in the country in terms of air ...   More

News A quickie update today to a Washington County landfill that was the subject of a WW cover story three years ago. Oregon environmental regulators have issued a $22,071 fine against Grabhorn Inc. for what the state Department of Enviromental Quality calls "the company's continuing failure to provide adequate financial assurance for post-closure environmental monitoring and maintenance of its Lakeside ...   More