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DEQ issues air quality advisory for much of state

Jan. 11, 2019

Statewide, OR—The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is issuing an air quality advisory for parts of Central and North Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon and the Southern Willamette Valley through early to mid- next week.  

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 Oregon Applied Sustainability Experience
EPA grant funds Oregon’s pollution prevention intern program 

 
Thanks to funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Oregon DEQ will again partner with Oregon Sea Grant to deliver an internship program next summer placing six paid student interns with businesses to conduct pollution prevention projects. The projects aim to protect Oregon's natural resources while helping local businesses thrive.
 

Learn more about this program