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A proposed facility to move renewable fuels is creating controversy and is at the heart of a community meeting that happened on Monday night. Beyond Toxics and members of the local Bethel community hosted a meetingon October 7, 2024, saying they are scared about potential health hazards from having a fuel transloading site in the…

Dozens of people in Eugene’s Trainsong, Bethel, and River Road communities packed into a community meeting on Monday night to discuss concerns over a proposed biofuel transfer station in the Trainsong area. A proposed facility in the Trainsong neighborhood that would be located adjacent to Bethel Drive would be run by USD Clean Fuels, a…

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has filed a lawsuit against J.H. Baxter and three Oregon-based companies in September demanding an amount that will likely eventually total more than $3 million in damages. J.H. Baxter & Co. is a California-based company that operated a wood and lumber treatment facility in west Eugene.

KLCC | By Brian Bull Published September 17, 2024 Cleaning up the legacy of J.H. Baxter’s wood treatment plant was the focus of a press conference held Tuesday morning. Environmental officials, politicians, and community advocates gathered across the street from the plant, which shut down in 2022 after operating for nearly 80 years. With the…

Pressure mounts on methane-polluting Oregon landfill to clean up its act. Nearby residents have been sounding the alarm about Coffin Butte Landfill for years. Now Sen. Jeff Merkley and other members of Congress are demanding action.