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• DEQ toxics study finds Umpqua Rivers safe for fishing, boating and recreating (The News Review)​
  
• Willamette Slough fish do not have higher dioxin levels from old paper mill, DEQ says​ (Statesman Journal)
  
• Hazardous waste landfill in Arlington plans expansion​ (OPB)
  
• DEQ crews clean fuel spillage from tanker truck crash near Stayton (Statesman Journal)
  
• JH Baxter & Co. wants to appeal $223,440 fine for bevy of alleged environmental violations (The Register-Guard)
  

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Women on the move at DEQ

As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Oregon DEQ wants to honor and celebrate the many women in our agency, who work tirelessly to restore, maintain and enhance our state’s air, land and water. Their hard work, expertise and lived experiences provide unique perspectives and contributions to our mission. 

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In her own words: Reflections on being a woman in leadership 

I’ve pursued paths that, while they weren’t unheard of for women, women were definitely in the minority. I pursued my undergraduate degree in civil engineering at a time when women made up about 10% of the students in my degree program. That was the highest percentage among the all the engineering fields of study at the time. 

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