In the News
Stay up to date and learn through articles and published information about the Portland Harbor Superfund site and impacted communities.
Updated annually.
2023-2024
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'Without Water, We Have Nothing': Native, Indigenous Communities Return to North Portland for Water Ceremony
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Water Ceremony at Cathedral Park by Portland Harbor Community Coalition 2023
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A Once-Polluted Stretch of Riverfront Has Been Clean for Nearly 20 Years. Why Is It Still Off-Limits?
2021-2022
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EPA Cleanup Delay Leaves 'Cloud' Over Harbor
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After Much Deliberation, Metro Will Proceed With a Full Cleanup of Willamette Cove
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Advocates Want the EPA to Force Portland to Clean Up a Stretch of the Willamette River
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Metro Council Considers Community Engagement Plan for Willamette Cove
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Metro Council to Consider Additional Cleanup Options at Willamette Cove
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Building People Power to Restore the Willamette River - and Communities' Relationships With It
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Blumenauer Introduces Legislation to Reinstate Superfund Taxes; End 25-Year Polluter Tax Holiday That Slowed Toxic Cleanup
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Trump Leaves Murky Superfund Legacy
2019-2020
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Activists Eye a Superfund Reboot Under Biden With a Focus on Environmental Justice and Climate Change
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Metro Council Passes Resolution to Make Willamette Cove Eligible for 2019 Bond Funding
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Metro Will Now Consider Full Cleanup of Contamination at Willamette Cove
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North Portlanders Want a Contaminated Beach Turned Into a Park. Government Officials Propose to Bury the Toxic Waste Onsite
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The Metropolitan Alliance for Workforce Equity (MAWE) Spearheading Diversity Across the Workforce
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Opinion: Full Remediation is the Only Answer for Portland Harbor Superfund site
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City, State, in $24M Deal to Spur Portland Harbor Superfund Work
2017-2018
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Below the Surface: A People's History of Portland Harbor
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Officials 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Portland Harbor Cleanup After EPA Meeting
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A City's Lifeblood
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My View: Public Pressure Led to Better Harbor Plan
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Our Contaminated Harbor: Superfund Cleanup Gets Ready for Implementation
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Hire Diverse and Local: Advocates Plead for River Cleanup Jobs
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River Keepers: Citizen Activists Keep Watch on EPA Cleanup Plans
2013-2016
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Proceso de Limpieza del Rio Willamette
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Tribal Leaders Take Their Case on Willamette River Cleanup to D.C.
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Watered-down Promises for the Willamette River Cleanup
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A Sewer Runs Through It: The Willamette River in the 21st Century
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Portland's Finally Going to Talk to Disadvantaged Folks About Their Filthy River
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EPA Eyes North Portland Site for Toxic Dump