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CAG Board Members Michael Pouncil, Chair Doug Larson Sarah Taylor John Marshall   Scott Burr, Tech Advisor Caleb Shaffer, EPA Laura Knudson, EPA   Number of Participants: 39 This meeting is recorded.   Portland Harbor CAG YouTube page. “Subscribe...

Willamette Week By Aaron Mesh April 10, 2022 at 10:59 pm PDT For more than a year, environmental advocates have wondered why regional government Metro is still letting dioxins, PCBs, heavy metals and other toxic chemicals stain what could be Portland’s next riverside...

 PDF Version of this letter April 6, 2022Julie WeisPortland Harbor Trustee Council ChairHaglund Kelly LLP2177 SW BroadwayPortland, Oregon 97201 Dear Ms. Weis,Over the past few months, the Portland Harbor Community Advisory Group (PHCAG) raisedconcerns and questions...

Port of Portland has posted this announcement for temporary Environmental Technicians working at Willamette Cove.  These positions are excellent entry points for individuals interested in environmental work.  The positions include OSHA Health and Safety Training (cost...

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https://youtu.be/nEYUnLwrMQw CAG Board Members Michael Pouncil, Chair (absent) Doug Larson Sarah Taylor John Marshall Scott Burr, Tech Advisor Caleb Shaffer, EPA Laura Knudson, EPA Number of Participants: 31 This meeting is recorded. Portland Harbor CAG YouTube...

As reported in The Oregonian, a new report confirms what local residents have been warning about for decades. https://enewspo.oregonlive.com/data/13373/reader/reader.html?#!preferred/0/package/13373/pub/23967/page/1/alb/728446

Click Here For The Zoom Link  February is here, love is in the air for our Willamette River. There is so much intent in making sure that The Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup is representative of all of the hard work of our past and present community members....

John Marshall presented about the transparency, accountability, and verifiability of mitigation bank credit-debit and performance standard data records for the Portland Harbor mitigation banks.
Susan Bladholm is a transportation enthusiast and is a life-long Portlander who would like to foster a greater appreciation for the value of our riverways. Susan gave us an update on the pilot program for Frog Ferry on in 2022.

Please Join Our Virtual CAG Meeting. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 At 6:30 p.m. Pacific Click Here For The Zoom Link  Happy New Year everyone…2022 is here and we are starting the year off with intention to live more sustainably and in harmony with our rivers. How do we...

Reported in Willamette Week By Nigel Jaquiss December 22, 2021 at 4:47 pm PST Environmental and community groups have asked federal regulators to crack down on the city of Portland and the state of Oregon for allegedly dragging their feet on the cleanup of a prime...

From US EPA - Thanks to the input received on EPA’s Portland Harbor Community Involvement Plan, the City of Portland and Oregon Department of State Land’s Needs Assessment for the Information Management Plan, and valuable feedback over the last year, EPA (with support...

From the Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), 12/8/2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) successfully included a provision in the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require the Department of...

CAG Board Members Michael Pouncil, Chair Doug Larson Sarah Taylor John Marshall   Scott Burr, Tech Advisor Caleb Shaffer, EPA Superfund Project Manager   Number of Participants: 32 This meeting is recorded.   Portland Harbor CAG YouTube page. “Subscribe...