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Oregon Budgeted Millions of Dollars to Help Poor People Buy Electric Cars. Much of the Money Has Gone Unused.

Environmental Watchdogs Say Lawmakers Must Tighten the Screws on Auto Scrapyards

A bill seeks to increase inspections. But does it do enough?

A Five-Alarm Fire at a Junkyard Sent Toxic Smoke Billowing Through a Portland Residential Neighborhood. State Regulators Had Looked the Other Way.

“I can’t imagine living right next to it. That was horrific. And preventable.”

Recycling Is Religion in Portland. But It’s in Crisis Because You’re Doing It Wrong.

We recycle enthusiastically. We just don’t know what we’re doing.

A Paperwork Error Costs Oregon DEQ Ownership of Cleaned-Up Land

The state agency spent $6.5 million removing pollution from the Northeast Portland property.

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