Oregon DEQ launches online portal for permits, payments, records and more
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says it has taken a major step forward in modernizing its online communication with regulated industries and the public with the launch of Your DEQ Online, which allows for one-stop permitting, payments, data searches and more.
Several years in the making, DEQ is rolling out the new service in phases, bringing in additional DEQ programs over the summer and in the months to come.
As of now, natural gas suppliers and electricity generators will be reporting their greenhouse gas emissions through Your DEQ Online, and companies that transport gasoline in Oregon will submit their permit applications online as well.
Neighbors of a proposed 12-acre solar farm east of Albany are voicing opposition to the project.
The proposed project would sit on land that is adjacent to Eicher Road along Highway 20, and the concerns being expressed range from ecological to personal.Â
The actual solar panel grid would be located on the Cox Creek Lane side of the property. The project includes a chain-link security fence that will enclose the grid.
The president used his address to look forward to a return to normal after the pandemic. He touted the number of vaccines administered during his time in office, over 220 million, and urged Americans to continue to roll up their sleeves and get a shot. Today, 90 percent of Americans now live within five miles of a vaccination site, said President Biden. Everyone over the age of 16, everyone, is now eligible to get vaccinated right now, right away. Go get vaccinated, America. While millions of Americans have gotten a shot, the daily number of vaccinations ha
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As more states legalize the use of cannabis
1, the
market value of the U.S. cannabis industry is projected to reach
$30 billion annually by 2025. Fifteen states currently allow the
recreational use of cannabis and 36 states allow for the use of
cannabis for medicinal purposes. In addition, there is increasing
pressure at the federal level to legalize cannabis for both
medicinal and recreational uses. In order to sustain this rapid
growth, ensuring consistent compliance with applicable
environmental, health and safety rules and regulations cannot be
underestimated.
As further discussed below, each stage of the cannabis
manufacturing process presents its own environmental, health and