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Officials Find Dozens Of Chemicals In Oregon Waterways

2015-04-16 19:08:13| Waste Management - Topix.net

Environmental officials in Oregon detected traces of 128 chemicals across all state watersheds, according to a recent report. Researchers from the state's Department of Environmental Quality collected water samples from 177 rivers, streams and estuaries between 2008 and 2013, then tested for the presence of more than 500 chemicals ranging from industrial compounds and pesticides to banned substances and consumer products.

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Officials pledge 500 units of affordable housing in good Portland neighborhoods

2015-04-16 00:34:40| PortlandOnline

Brad Schmidt in The Oregonian, April 15, 2015

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If L.A.s Sanitation Workers Strike, City Officials Could Hire Contractors

2015-04-15 00:33:00| Waste Age

<a href="http://mynewsla.com/">MyNewsLA.com</a> With city workers threatening to go on strike, Los Angeles public works commissioners agreed Monday to give city officials the authority to hire outside contractors to pick up solid waste and perform other critical jobs if necessary. read more

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Iowa County Residents Ask Officials to Step in Amid Trash Dumping Problems

2015-04-13 22:18:00| Waste Age

<a href="http://www.wgem.com/">WGEM.com</a> Frances Cassidy has lived on County Road 405 in Marion County for more that 20 years. In all that time there's one issue she just can't seem to understand. "I don't know why. It looks like they can just put it in the trash," Cassidy said. "Why they put it beside the road, I don't know." read more

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