News Companies expected to pay for a Superfund cleanup of the Portland Harbor met this morning in Portland with an all-star summit—four members of Oregon's U.S. Congressional delegation, Mayor Charlie Hales and staff from the Environmental Protection Agency—to hammer out a deal for cleaning Willamette River sediment.But those companies are bridling at a $125,500 fine the EPA issued last month over their ...   More

News As promised in our cover story this week, this morning a coalition of businesses that could be on the hook for  a Portland Harbor cleanup released its study of possible cleanups in the Willamette River. The Lower Willamette Group's feasibility study took more than 10 years and cost $96 million—including more than $24 million from the city. It outlines seven options for a harbor cleanup (with ...   More

Cover Story In any good monster movie, the initial terror comes from knowing there’s something awful out there—even though you don’t get a good look at it.  It lurks in the shadows or just bene   More