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CLATSKANIE, Ore. â A beaver scurried into a nearby slough as Jim Hoffmann drove his growling UTV past rows of organic blueberries at Hopville Farms.
Hoffmann bought the property as an investment 10 years ago in Clatskanie, Ore., about 60 miles northwest of Portland along the Columbia River. What he found was an impeccable area for growing blueberries, with its cool climate, clean water and soils rich in organic matter.
âThe soil, itâs like peat,â Hoffmann said. âBecause of that, it lends itself to organic growing.â
Hopville Farms finished its three-year organic certification regimen in 2020, and will begin selling certified organic blueberries in 2021.
Mt. Rainier is seen from Seward Park on Monday, March 18, 2019, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Inslee unveils new plan to tackle climate change head on in WA Dec 16, 2020
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says thereâs no silver bullet for the climate, so heâs pushing a sweeping package of policies to lower the stateâs carbon footprint, economy-wide.
âWe need to move forward with these strong steps if we are going to meet our legislatively adopted requirements and our moral obligations to ourselves and our grandchildren,â Inslee said during a press conference on Tuesday.
His proposed legislation would cap carbon dioxide emissions from big polluters, make automobile fuels more climate-friendly, and phase out fossil fuel use in new buildings over the course of a decade.
Tis the season for gift giving. And waste.
If you re surrounded by endless wrapping paper, festive bows and Christmas cards this holiday, it s important to note proper recycling protocols – especially for paper products, the most recycled material in the U.S, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Millions of Americans can also do their part during the holiday season by recycling paper-based products at home, Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association, said in a statement to USA TODAY.
Brock added that a common mistake people make at the end of the year is wishcycling. The act of putting something in the recycling bin in the hope that someone else will figure out what to do with it actually impedes the recycling process, she said, urging communities to help educate consumers about local guidelines.
Oregon DEQ: Toxins found again in soil near Eugene wood treatment facility By MATTHEW DENIS, Register-Guard
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EUGENE, Ore. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority are looking into elevated levels of dioxins, a group of toxic chemical compounds, in soil samples taken around the J.H. Baxter Street wood treatment facility, south of Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene.
Though one sample was near residential properties, the levels of dioxins around the facility do not pose an immediate health risk to residents of the neighborhood, DEQ spokesperson Dylan Darling told The Register-Guard.
The eight off-site soil samples were given to DEQ as required under a October 2019 cleanup plan. Four results, including one in the Bethel neighborhood directly north of the facility and three stormwater ditch locations, indicated elevated levels of dioxins.