HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

“Toxics” in the water: What to do?

Written April 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released the results of a seven-year study of “toxic chemicals” in the state’s waterways. Too bad the report is not as useful as one would wish.


Albany’s prudent answer to rain

Written June 9th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Albany has plans for a program to keep storm water from polluting our waterways, and it looks to me that the city staff has taken pains to keep any additional regulatory burden to a minimum. The city’s proposed answer to impending regulations is that new land developments above a certain size will have to incorporate features […]


Our rivers: Cleanup pays off

Written July 3rd, 2013 by

These last few days of warm weather have brought home once again how clean our rivers are, especially compared to half a century ago. If they weren’t, people would not go near them. And as we’ve seen lately, lots of people do seek out the Willamette and Santiam rivers, among others, to have a little […]


 
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