UPDATE, Sept. 29, 2023 at 3:37 p.m. Oregon DEQ announced it will be extending the public comment period through the end of October in response to public requests. You can submit public comment to [email protected]. You can also mail in comments to Margaret ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Plans that have been going on for years to decontaminate and cleanup an old railroad lot in Ashland have been stalled again after recent EPA standards were changed. What was once a locomotive maintenance facility for the city between ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Efforts to renovate an industrial area in downtown Klamath Falls have been complicated by some old rail lines. The arrival of the railroad in 1909 helped bring industry to Klamath Falls. “Before trucking became super prevalent, ...
Ashland, Ore. — Contaminated soil in an Ashland railroad yard has some nearby residents concerned. Nothing has been done to clean it up in two decades but now, it’s being addressed. In order to sell the 20-acre plot of land ...
Salem, Ore. — Federal investigators say Union Pacific Railroad is to blame for an oil train derailment earlier this month in the Columbia River Gorge The oil train derailed back on June 3rd, spilling 42,000 gallons of crude oil and ...