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AmeriTies emissions reduced
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AmeriTies emissions reduced

  • Neita Cecil
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The state Department of Environmental Quality has released 2017 air quality monitoring data showing naphthalene levels emitted by AmeriTies West are almost half of what they’ve been previously, a spokesperson said. As part of a voluntary odor-reducing effort, AmeriTies changed its creosote formula in December 2016 to cut the amount of naphthalene in half.

Soil and Water District: Water quality listing spurs a history lesson
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Soil and Water District: Water quality listing spurs a history lesson

  • JORDAN KIM, Manager, Soil and Water Conservation District
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Locals may have heard that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently proposed the addition of 1,055 water quality limited stream segments to Oregon’s 303(d) list, including five waterways in the Hood River Basin.