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2007

Port can Delay Toxic Dump - November 18, 2007, The Oregonian

Port Asks for Delay in Cleanup - August 23, 2007. The Oregonian

History of a Superfund Cleanup Bid - July 3, 2007. The Portland Tribune

One cleanup shapes another - May 19, 2007. The Oregonian

Portland revs up as engine for biodiesel - March 19, 2007. The Oregonian

More chip in on Superfund site - January 17, 2007. The Oregonian

Q & A: Perchlorate - January 7, 2007. The Oregonian

2006

NW Natural will pay $32,750 fine for lag in river tests - November 16, 2006

Feds take over Superfund plan for site - October 13, 2006

EPA Backs Toxic Riverside Dump at Port - May 17, 2006

Harbor polluters' roll call grows - May 11, 2006

Port Aims to Keep Strategy Secret on River Cleanup - March 4, 2006

2005

Dozens Oppose Port Plan for Dump - December 2, 2005

Tar Removal Failings Found - November 2, 2005

Dredging of Portland Harbor Sediments Expected to be Complete in Late October - October 7, 2005

Superfund Official tours sites, suggests possible future for Willamette - Oregonian September 23, 2005

NW Natural Tar Digging Restarts - Oregonian September 17, 2005

Willamette Tar Removal Stops after Flaws Found - Oregonian September 16, 2005

Toxic Dump is called too perilous for Willamette - Oregonian September 5, 2005

Dive starts Portland harbor tar cleanup - Oregonian August 25, 2005

Former gasworks leave toxic legacy on river's bottom - Oregonian August 25, 2005

Port begins to feel financial pressure as work nears on Willamette cleanup - Oregonian June 28, 2005

Plan Set to Pull Tar from River - Oregonian June 22, 2005

Port Slip Studied for Toxic Dump - Oregonian June 8, 2005

Tar site cleanup mired in disputes - Oregonian June 2, 2005

NW Natural Again Asks to Delay Cleanup - Oregonian May 22, 2005

Port has idea for harbor waste - PortlandTribune.com - May 10, 2005

2004
Zidell proposal upsets North Portland folks - Business Tribune November 9, 2004

Portland Harbor restoration hits funding snag - Oregonian September 8, 2004 (free registration required to access article)

EPA, Northwest Natural Agree on Tar Clean-up in Portland Harbor - April 29, 2004

EPA, NW Natural agree on Portland Harbor cleanup - Business Journal April 29, 2004

Harbor pollution costs climb - Portland Tribute March 12, 2004

2003
Port agrees to begin early cleanup at part of harbor's Superfund site - October 7, 2003

Tribes say Superfund Cleanup hardly Super - Portland Tribune February 12, 2003


2002
Get involved in river cleanup Portland Tribune January 22, 2002



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