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Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Risk Assessment and Corrective Action Plan

Following a February 2020 Notice of Violation, Chemical Waste Management has submitted its required risk assessment and corrective action plan. We have now opened a 60-day window to seek public comments on the documents.

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Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet July 23-24, Plus Special Meeting July 20

The public meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday and 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Prior to the regularly scheduled meeting, EFSC will hold a special meeting where the one agenda item will be the public hearing on the Draft Proposed Order for the Obsidian Solar Center at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20.

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March 2020 Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter: life during COVID-19, a tour with McMinnville Water & Light, activating the Oregon Fuel Action Plan, a vacancy on the Energy Facility Siting Council, and more.

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Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet March 13 in The Dalles

Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on Friday, March 13 in The Dalles. The public meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive.

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Gilliam County Court to Hold Two Town Halls Regarding Radioactive Materials at Arlington Landfill

The Gilliam County Court is hosting two Town Hall meetings on Wednesday, March 4 regarding the Oregon Department of Energy’s recent Notice of Violation to a landfill in Arlington regarding disposal of radioactive materials in violation of Oregon state law.

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Energy Facility Siting Council to Meet January 23-24 in Hood River

Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council will meet on January 23-24 in Hood River. The public meeting begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday and will reconvene Friday at 8 a.m. at the Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Drive.

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Oregon Global Warming Commission to meet December 12 in Portland

The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Thursday, December 12, 2019. Registration will begin at 12:45 p.m., and the public meeting will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. in the Vernier Community Room at The Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center: 821 SE 14th Ave, Portland, OR 97214.

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November 2019 Newsletter

In our last newsletter of 2019: Oregon submits comments to the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, bold new zero emission vehicle targets, an ODOE tour of public electric utilities, and more.

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