(Sept. 6, 2024) QUICK FACTS Location: Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake, northern Malheur counties End date: Through Sunday for western Oregon, until further notice for central and eastern Oregon Smoke source: Fires…
Category: Oregon Dept. of Environment Quality (DEQ)
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver metro and Salem areas due to smog Thursday Sept. 4; Wildfire Smoke Advisory for Central, Eastern & Southern Oregon
(September 4, 2024, Statewide, Ore.) – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory for Thursday, Sep. 5 for the Portland-Vancouver metro and Salem…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for parts of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon; Smokey skies for other areas
(Aug. 9, 2024) NOTE: Intermittent smoke is expected until at least Monday afternoon for the eight areas listed below. QUICK FACTS Location: Deschutes, central and eastern Douglas, southern Grant, northern Harney, Klamath, Lake, and eastern…
Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla counties due to smog; Air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Friday Aug. 9 for Deschutes, Klamath, and eastern Lane counties
(Salem, OR – 8/7/24) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ) AIR QUALITY ADVISORY: Portland-Vancouver metro area, Willamette Valley and northern Umatilla County due to smog Monday July 8 through Tuesday July 9
(July 8, 2024 -Portland and Umatilla County, Ore.) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for the…
Unified Command concludes response to tar balls and oiled wildlife along Oregon Coast and southern Washington Coast; Cleanup complete, No re-oiling, Investigation into cause continues
(ASTORIA, OR – June 7, 2024) — The Unified Command is concluding its operation to address the presence of tar balls on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts. As we wrap up, we…
MYSTERIES FROM THE SEA: Tar Balls, Oiled Birds and Beached Whale – Report from Oregon DEQ Incident Response Team 5/27/24
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like oil washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south of Waldport, OR. To date, no source has been identified. However, analysis…
Tar Balls Continue to Wash Up Along Oregon, Washington Coasts; Unified Command Urges Coastal Visitors to Avoid Contact
(ASTORIA, Ore. –May 25, 2024) — Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like substance washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday, May 19 from Long Beach, WA to south…
OHA, DEQ announce Oregon beaches to be monitored for bacteria in 2024/2025; Seven Beaches in Tillamook County – Short Sand, Manzanita, Rockaway, Twin Rocks, Oceanside, Cape Kiwanda, Neskowin
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during the 2024 and 2025 monitoring seasons. The list was created based on…
Participants Needed for DEQ Built Environment Information Gathering Sessions in August
The Department of Environmental Quality is gathering information about how coastal community members view their built environment, and would love to hear from you! The purpose of the listening sessions is to…