How a composting crusader is changing waste disposal in unexpected places
A retired marine biologist is tackling methane emissions where state laws don’t apply—rural areas
Oregon’s ‘thermal trading’ program is popular. Also expensive and unproven
The state lets polluters plant trees to keep river water temps cool. No one knows if the trade-offs actually work
Spent naval nuclear reactor compartments: Part of Hanford’s complicated issues
Retired reactors from Navy subs are also going to nuclear waste sites on top of Idaho’s Snake River Aquifer
How a box of dirt earned a $67,000 EPA grant
In Vancouver, Grattix containers have been filtering toxic runoff for years. Now a federally funded program aims to spread the good earth
Washington law aims to break link between warming climate, food waste
The Organics Management Law brings big changes in the ways residents and businesses get rid of organic trash
‘Slap in the face’: Critics say Biden’s Hanford policies mimic Trump’s
Critics react with anger to a recent federal downgrading of legally mandated cleanup rules on nuclear waste
City of Sandy considers dumping treated wastewater into Sandy River
Influx of millions of gallons could increase temperature of namesake river. Critics worry about city's history of water violations
Birds, trash, poison: Plans to disperse nuisance birds spark controversy
Swarms of crows and gulls attracted to a landfill in Oregon’s Wasco County are damaging nearby fruit crops. Orchardists are demanding a solution
