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Five miles west of downtown and near the city’s industrial core is Bethel-Danebo, a West Eugene community home to people who are afraid to let their children play outside or
Recently, two cases filed against the J.H. Baxter company were certified as class action lawsuits by U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken. But while this means these cases can move ahead towards a jury trial, the capacity of Baxter to pay damages is uncertain.
The owner of a wood treatment plant is trying to walk away from its mess in West Eugene, Oregon. Neighbors say, not so fast.
Environmental concerns linger over the J.H. Baxter plant in Eugene’s Bethel neighborhood. After 80 years of operation, the wood treatment facility shut down for good in January, but legal cases and calls for accountability still dog it, and now it faces more penalties from regulatory agencies. KLCC has more in this investigative update.
The owner of the wood treatment plant, accused of environmental regulation violations, informed regulators it will end operations there Monday.