SEATTLE, Washington, July 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and the City of Sandy have agreed on a set of measures the city will undertake to stem the city's frequent violations of the Clean Water Act, including significantly limiting new sewer connections and upgrading its aging wastewater treatment system. The consent decree sett  more

LENEXA, Kansas, July 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $337,253 penalty from Oregon Tool Inc., a Kansas City, Missouri, manufacturer of steel lawn mower blades, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). According to EPA, Oregon Tool employs approximately 130 employees at its Kansas City facility and allowed hazardous, ignitable waste to accu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-00959; D. Or. filed June 30, 2023) involving Foresee Inc., The Commission PDX LLC, The Policy PDX, Innings 150, Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Two Oregon Residents and Their Related Entities for Operating a $10 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme * * * On July 11, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon entered final   more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, along with United States Attorney Natalie K. Wight, District of Oregon, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, announced that Xuan Cahn Nguyen, age 43, Point-Au-Tremble, Quebec, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Peter Welte, to 22  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56613) involving Central Geotechnical Services LLC, Salem, Oregon: * * * Rep Org: Oregon Health Authority Licensee: Central Geotechnical Services, LLC. Region: 4 City: Salem State: OR License #: 91211 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Tom Pfahler HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 07/07/2023 Notification Time: 15:20 [ET] Event Date: 07/07/2023 Event Time: 01:40 [PDT] Last   more

MEDFORD, Oregon, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: On July 17, 2023, a family-owned dairy located near Grants Pass, Oregon, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court for violating the Clean Water Act by negligently discharging cow manure into a nearby creek and river. Noble Marital Trust dba Noble Family Dairy pleaded guilty to one count of negligently discharging a pollutant in violation of a National Pollution Dis  more

LACEY, Washington, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: As the Endangered Species Act turns fifty years old, it has brought about a conservation success story in the Pacific Northwest. Prairies in Washington and Oregon are once again colored with the bright flowers of golden paintbrush. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) finalized a rule to delist the previously rare plant from the En  more