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Bradford Island designated Superfund site
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Bradford Island designated Superfund site

  • By Noah Noteboom Columbia Gorge News

Bradford Island has been added to the National Priorities List by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), making it a Superfund site. On March 17, the EPA announced it would take action against the dumping of toxic chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, into the Columbia River. The island is part of the Bonneville Dam which is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Walden applauds new waterway definition

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Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement Jan. 23 applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for providing a new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS).

‘Bradford Island Story’ at CCA
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‘Bradford Island Story’ at CCA

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“Forgotten Toxic Waste Dump on the Columbia: The Bradford Island Story” is next in the Sense of Place series on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Columbia…

Groups challenge EPA over hot river water
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Groups challenge EPA over hot river water

  • Patrick Mulvihill
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A coalition of environmental groups has followed up on its plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over hot river temperatures — and the impact on salmon.

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.