The lawsuit claims the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has violated the Clean Water Act.
PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group is suing Oregon’s water quality regulatory agency, alleging that the state has allowed a company called Ross Island Sand & Gravel to worsen water quality in the Willamette River, producing harmful algae blooms.
The Northwest Environmental Defense Center filed a lawsuit against The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for violating the Clean Water Act, which sets a goal to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters.
According to the lawsuit, the Willamette River has been classified by
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