Articles are arranged by topic and date. Owens Corning 9/25/2007 Owens Corning eyes Gresham again Portland Business Journal 5/09/2006 Owens Corning backs out of Gresham plant The Oregonian 11/15/2005 EPA ban puts Owens Corning operations in limbo The Oregonian 11/01/2005 Keeping warm vs. global warming. National Public Radio 10/05/2005 Suit over emission threat hovers in legal gray zone. The Oregonian 8/12/2005 Environmentalists say they'll sue over emissions permit The Oregonian 8/2/2005 Green groups go after Owens Corning plant. Emissions spark campaign to block permit. The Portland Tribune. 7/13/2005 Owens Corning's neighbors get special notice on public meeting. The Oregonian 01/19/2005 Critics express reservations with Owens Corning plant. The Oregonian 01/3/2005  DEQ prepares for hot, heavy Owens Corning permit debate  The Oregonian 12/16/2004 Environmentalists want Owens Corning to pay daily penalties for building without a pollution permit The Oregonian 12/14/2004 An environmental agency plans an informational meeting and hearing in January about pollution. The Oregonian 12/3/2004 Insulation factory under fire from watchdogs Business Journal 12/3/2004 Same as 100 cars? More like 111,000 The Portland Tribune 11/24/2004 Suit Filed to Stop Owens-Corning Plant OPB News 11/25/2004 Three environmental groups are suing Owens Corning to stop construction of the company's new insulation plant, which will emit a potent greenhouse gas that also depletes the Earth's ozone layer. The Oregonian  Air Toxics 4/20/2007 Housing, cars don't mix. Land-use policies put more people near freeways — and in a danger zone. The Portland Tribune 11/13/2006 Mercury Released By Cement Plant Center of DEQ Investigation KBCI-TV Boise 8/23/2006 Let's keep monitoring imported mercury levels The Idaho Statesman 8/4/2006 Errors understate mercury emissions The Oregonian 7/31/2006 Environmental Groups Call For Even Tighter Mercury Rules Oregon Public Broadcasting 6/24/2006 DEQ heeds outcry over mercury The Oregonian 6/19/2006 MERCURY EMISSIONS The Oregonian Chemicals Policy & the Precautionary Principle 10/31/2007 'Everywhere chemicals' in plastics alarm parents USA Today 4/30/2007 Does 'the dose make the poison?' Environmental Health News. 5/14/2007 'Chemistry' project may neutralize toxic waste The Sacramento Bee 4/19/2007 Ore. lawmakers consider ban on chemical found in children's toys The Oregonian 12/13/2006 EU Passes Sweeping Chemical Reform Press Release 10/2006 The Pollution Within National Geographic 5/11/2006 Multnomah County, Portland Adopt Eco-Friendly Purchasing Policy OPB News 04/20/2004 Metro Area Considers 'Precautionary Principle' OPB Oregon Considered Health Care Without Harm 9/12/2007 Success Story: Blue Wrap Bonanza!. H2E Hospitals for a Healthy Environment. 4/10/2007 Patients get platinum. Wellness center earns OHSU top green building grade Sustainable Industries Journal 12/04/2006 Hermiston hospital joins ranks of recyclers. Tri-City Herald 10/17/2006 Hospitals agree to put cleaner fuel in trucks The Oregonian 10/2006 Health Without Harm. Prescriptions for the healthcare industry's ills. The Earth Island Journal 10/04/2006 THE INFORMED PATIENT. Hospitals Go 'Green' To Cut Toxins, Improve Patient Environment The Wall Street Journal 04/24/2006 Going Green - RNs Tackle Hospital Waste. Nurse Week 04/19/2006 Intravenous Bags, Tubes Redesigned for Safety The Wall Street Journal 12/08/2005 Hospitals, manufacturers seek safe alternate plastic. The Register-Guard 11/18/2005 Oregon Hospitals Seeking Sustainability Corvallis Gazette-Times 12/4/2003 National Report Highlights OHSU Hospital as a Model And Urges Hospitals Move to Safer, Proven Pest Control Methods. OCEH Press Release 7/14/2003 OHSU HCWH Green Team win METRO's BRAG AWARD OHSU Press Release 02/17/2003 Mercury Disposal Focus of Inquiry The Oregonian 01/23/2003 Hospital gets help recycling fluorescent lights Hermiston Herald 10/01/2002 Nurses "Green" Their Unit Oregon RN Article 06/10/2002 Mercury report targets dentists Oregon dentists called on to keep toxin from going down drain 6/10/2002 OCEH Press Release 3/7/2002 Area Hospitals Lead Way in Making Medicine Mercury Free OCEH Press Release  2/28/2001 Stores Gather Risky Old Thermometers The Oregonian 1/12/2001 Groups Hope to Make Healthcare Healthier The Oregonian Healthy Food for a Healthy Environment 9/21/2007 Hospital kitchens tap into local growers. The Capital Press 11/29/2006 OHSU plants meals with local farmers. Portland Business Journal 11/2006 Yum, Yum...Hospital Food. E/The Environmental magazine 9/24/2006 Hospitals Go Organic for Patients' Sake The Washington Post 5/15/2006 Healthier Hospital Food Time Magazine 3/7/2006 This is hospital food? The Oregonian 1/23/2006 'Natural' chickens take flight USA Today 1/20/2006 Politics sets the table Portland Tribune 1/19/2006 Demand for organic fruit, veggies on rise. Seattle Post-Intelligencer 1/09/2006 Good Shepherd goes from beef to bison East Oregonian Threemile Canyon Farms 11/02/2005 Petion: Close farms' loophole on pollution The Oregonian Portland Harbor Public Involvement 9/28/2007 For those who look close, bill tells tale The Portland Tribune 8/23/2007 Port asks for delay in cleanup The Oregonian 8/15/2007 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Willamette Week 7/13/2007 Ruling pushes Uncle Sam into Superfund pool. The Portland Tribune 2/20/2007 Superfund study has cost public the most The Oregonian 6/2006 In the Dumps. EPA to set up new Toxic Dump in North Portland St. Johns Sentinel 5/17/2006 EPA backs riverside toxic dump at Port The Oregonian 5/11/2006 Harbor polluters' roll call grows The Oregonian 3/4/2006 Port aims to keep strategy secret on river cleanup The Oregonian 11/02/2005 Tar removal failings found The Oregonian 9/5/2005 Toxic dump is called too perilous for Willamette The Oregonian 8/25/2005 Dive starts Portland harbor tar cleanup. The Oregonian 6/28/2005 Port begins to feel financial pressure as work nears on Willamette cleanup The Oregonian 6/22/2005 Plan set to pull tar from river The Oregonian 6/8/2005 Port slip studied for toxic dump .Terminal site could take sediment from cleanup jobs. The Oregonian 6/2/2005 Tar site cleanup mired in disputes The Oregonian 5/22/2005 NW Natural again asks to delay cleanup The Oregonian 5/10/2005 Port has idea for harbor waste.EPA mulls cleanup plan that would store toxins on Willamette The Portland Tribune 1/24/2005 Jerry Cressa: Longshoreman stands up for environment. The Oregonian 1/04/2005 Port tenant will clean up ash The Oregonian 12/30/2003 Superfund's funding is not so super The Portland Tribune 10/7/2003 Port agrees to begin early cleanup at part of harbor's Superfund site The Oregonian 2/6/2003 Group criticizes Portland harbor cleanup plan The Oregonian 12/1/2002 Citizens Jump into Portland Harbor Superfund Clean-up The North Portland Press 12/2001 Community Involvement Works to Clean up Harbor The Skanner 9/19/2001 Campaign Educates Local Anglers The Skanner 12/20/2000 Murky Science The Oregonian 12/20/2000 Oregon's Testing of Tainted Fish is Catch as Catch Can The Oregonian 12/20/2000 Angler draws strength from the Willamette The Oregonian 12/20/2000 Portland's beauty and its beast symbolized by heron The Oregonian 12/19/2000 'It wasn't a healthy place to work' The Oregonian 12/19/2000 Chemical detectives track down toxic traces The Oregonian 12/19/2000 Tests reveal low levels of several chemicals The Oregonian 12/18/2000 PCBs on the plate The Oregonian 12/18/2000 Fishing study -- unfortunately -- requires fish  The Oregonian 12/17/2000 The Willamette's poisoned heritage  The Oregonian 12/17/2000 Willamette River's pain flows through veins of Oregon The Oregonian Mattel/Tyco 1/13/2005 Higer Cancer Levels Seen in View-Master Workers The Oregonian 11/25/2004 View-Master study in latest spending bill The Oregonian 4/30/2004 Mattel toxics study hinges on funding The Portland Tribune 1/8/2004 Mattel plant might fall to development Beaverton Valley Times 9/2/2003 Mattel to maintain a local presence The Portland Tribune 4/23/2003 State lays plans for View-Master study The Oregonian 4/22/2003 Citizens push lever on View-Master study The Hillsboro Argus 2/21/2003 Ex-plant workers grill officials The Portland Tribune 2/28/2003 Health Study renews Mattel factory fears The Portland Tribune 10/11/2002 TCE Exposure In Spotlight The Oregonian 5/24/2002 Mattel Study Comes Unstuck The Portland Tribune 3/12/2002 Mattel Study begins without key database The Portland Tribune 2/8/2002 Families lament: why did it take so long  The Portland Tribune 1/25/2002 A job to die for The Portland Tribune 1/6/1999 The Poisoned Well Willamette Week 1/6/1999 The Viewmaster Story Willamette Week 1/27/1999 Letters To Editor Willamette Week Monaco Coach 10/26/2001 Monaco, neighbors settle feud over fumes The Register Guard 4/29/2001 Monaco plant repeatedly fined for air violations The Register Guard 4/29/2001 Zoning decisions lead to trouble The Register Guard 4/29/2001 Air Scare The Register Guard 4/28/2001 Airborne chemicals become sticky issue The Register Guard 4/28/2001 Air time The Register Guard
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