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Oregon's Safe Haven Law

2016-05-05 22:41:23| PortlandOnline

Protecting Infant Children from Abandonment - Hotline # 1-888-510-BABY

Oregons first in the nation anti-coal law: The pros and cons

2016-03-12 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Christian Science Monitor: Oregon aims to phase out the the reliance on coal fired plants by 2030. Gov. Kate Brown signed into law legislation that would eliminate coal-generated energy, making Oregon the first state to do so. Backed by two of the largest energy companies in the state, the law requires utilities to source half of the energy from renewables such as solar and wind by 2040, the Associated Press reported. "Knowing how important it is to Oregonians to act on climate change, a wide range of stakeholders came...

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Riverbend Landfill: Another reason to reform Oregon's DEQ

2016-03-10 02:28:46| Waste Management - Topix.net

Riverbend Landfill: As someone who has been battling Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality for more than eight years over air and water pollution in Yamhill County, I was shocked but not surprised that DEQ has so miserably failed to protect the people of Portland from air contamination. Portland's deteriorating air quality has been news for years, with benzene a principal offender.

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