air pollution

Diesel regulation in Oregon

How Oregon fell behind in regulating diesel (Oregonian, 11/19/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon nonroad diesel equipment survey and emissions inventory : final report.Oregon nonroad diesel equipment survey and emissions inventory : final report (2020) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Medium- and heavy-duty diesel engine retrofit : requirements for older diesel engines and frequently asked questions about compliance.Medium- and heavy-duty diesel engine retrofit : requirements for older diesel engines and frequently asked questions about compliance (2021) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon clean diesel initiative: burn cleaner fuel, burn fuel cleaner.Oregon clean diesel initiative: burn cleaner fuel, burn fuel cleaner (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Prescribed burning season

Prescribed fires: What they are, when it’s OK to burn, and why they’re used (Register Guard, 10/30/22)

Thumbnail of page from the document Prescribed burning and smoke management: reducing wildfire risk, minimizing smoke in communitiesPrescribed burning and smoke management: reducing wildfire risk, minimizing smoke in communities (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry, Fire Protection Program

Thumbnail of page from the document The forestland burning guide: what the landowner needs to knowThe forestland burning guide: what the landowner needs to know (2019) Oregon Department of Forestry

Thumbnail of page from the document Oregon smoke management annual reportOregon smoke management annual report (annual) Oregon Department of Forestry, Fire Protection Program

Dairy farms and air quality

Coalition of 22 advocacy groups ask Oregon to regulate dairy air pollution (Statesman Journal, 8/18/2022)

Groups petition Oregon to regulate dairy air emissions (Capital Press, 8/18/2022)

Final report to the Department of Environmental Quality & Department of AgricultureFinal report to the Department of Environmental Quality & Department of Agriculture (2008) Oregon Dairy Air Quality Task Force

Trends in air quality from wildfires

Oregon sees year’s first unhealthy air day, as research tracks dramatic rise in wildfire smoke (Oregonian, 8/2/2022)

Unhealthy air’ days increasing in Oregon as wildfire season lengthens (Statesman Journal, 8/3/2022)

DEQ study tracks rising trend of unhealthy wildfire smoke in Oregon (Capital Press, 8/4/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Wildfire smoke trends and the air quality index.Wildfire smoke trends and the air quality index (2022) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Precision Castparts settlement

Precision Castparts air pollution settlement could average $3,500 per household in parts of Southeast Portland (Oregonian, 3/3/2022)

Court approves $22.5 million settlement in Precision Castparts air pollution lawsuit (OPB, 3/2/2022)

Thumbnail of cover of the document Public health assessmentPublic health assessment: Precision Castparts Corporation (PCC) (2018) Oregon Health Authority

Thumbnail of page from the document Air quality monitoring near Precision CastpartsAir quality monitoring near Precision Castparts (2016) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of page from the document Precision Castparts public health assessmentPrecision Castparts public health assessment: summary fact sheet (2018) Oregon Health Authority

Thumbnail of cover of the document Precision Castparts area-wide air sampling and analysis planPrecision Castparts area-wide air sampling and analysis plan (2016) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Owens-Brockway pollution agreement

Portland glass recycler reaches agreement with Oregon to curb its air pollution (OPB, 10/22/2021)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Air dispersion modeling protocol, Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (O-B), Portland, Oregon.Air dispersion modeling protocol, Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (O-B), Portland, Oregon (2021) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Source test report 2019 compliance - civil penalty order response testing Owens-Brockway Glass Container furnaces "A" and "D," Portland, Oregon.Source test report 2019 compliance – civil penalty order response testing Owens-Brockway Glass Container furnaces “A” and “D,” Portland, Oregon (2019) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Source test plan 2020 compliance testing Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. furnace D color change compliance amber glass, Portland, OR.Source test plan 2020 compliance testing Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc. furnace D color change compliance amber glass, Portland, OR (2020) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Source test report 2020 compliance testing Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc., plant no. 21, furnace D color change - amber glass, Portland, Oregon.Source test report 2020 compliance testing Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc., plant no. 21, furnace D color change – amber glass, Portland, Oregon (2020) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality