The US Coast Guard, the Washington Department of Ecology and DEQ response crews and equipment are on-scene recovering the majority of the oil near the vessel as it leaks. The Washington Department of Ecology Web site contains up-to-the-hour updates on the recovery efforts.

The Oregon E-Cycles Program, a network of more than 250 collection sites and recycling facilities statewide that accepts unwanted computers, monitors and televisions from the public for free, collected and recycled more than 24 million pounds of materials in 2010 - a 27 percent gain over the program's first year.

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to enact a law requiring paint manufacturers to safely manage leftover latex and oil-based paint from consumer and contractor painting jobs. This historic product stewardship legislation responds to the problem of managing leftover paint -- the largest component of local household hazardous waste collection programs.