Fertilizer made from treated sewage water is popular with some Oregon farmers. But growing evidence shows toxic PFAS in ...

Kiosks newly parked in nine Fred Meyer stores will let Oregon drivers ... to pass an emissions test before renewing at the kiosk. (Oregon Department of Environmental Quality emissions testing ...

A 16-inch main water pipe crossing the Albany Santiam Canal is visible along North Wheeler Street in Lebanon. The city ...

Nitrate pollution has worsened significantly in eastern Oregon over the past decade, according to a new analysis released by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ... t know because the state ...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Except, they can't apply to fund those projects without the plan, and they can't finish the plan without an updated wastewater permit from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, which has the ...

Not using a political loyalty test but seeking qualified people to fill top-level ... Secretary Bergland, at my request, created an Office of Environmental Quality empowered to oversee the ...

When Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission approved the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule in 2021, many people celebrated the move as an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas ...

Public wastewater systems throughout the state, including those in Salem and Eugene, offer biosolids to farmers to fertilize fields.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Eastern Lane, Eastern Linn, Eastern Marion, Northern Josephine counties, as well as La Pine due to stagnant air ...