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How Oregon let a wood treater pollute a town's water source
How Oregon let a wood treater pollute a town's water source
How Oregon let a wood treater pollute a town's water source

Published on: 08/30/2025

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Stella-Jones began operating a wood treatment facility in Sheridan in 2013. The facility was designated a Superfund site in 2001 and underwent an extensive cleanup after extensive pentachlorophenol pollution caused by a previous owner, Taylor Lumber and Treating.

After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/08/an-oregon-wood-treater-kept-polluting-a-towns-water-source-with-a-now-banned-chemical-but-regulators-didnt-stop-it.html

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