KOIN 6

Oregon wood treatment company pleads guilty to polluting river, violations have gone on for years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver ...
Oregonian

An Oregon wood treater kept polluting a town’s water source with a now-banned chemical — but regulators didn’t stop it

After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver from a wood treatment ...
The Columbian

Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”

After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver from a wood treatment ...
The Bulletin

Oregon wood treater polluted a town’s water source. Regulators didn’t stop it.

An Oregon wood treatment facility polluted a town’s water source for years with a now-banned chemical. Regulators who knew didn’t stop it. After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike ...
The Bulletin

Oregon regulators fine polluting wood treater $1 million, allow it to keep operating

Stella-Jones began operating a wood treatment facility in Sheridan, Ore., in 2013. The facility was designated a Superfund site in 2001 and underwent an extensive cleanup after extensive ...
The Business Journals

Yamhill County wood treatment plant owner fined $1M

The charges against Stella-Jones involve pollution from pentachlorophenol, a chemical used to preserve utility poles and other wood products. To continue reading this ...