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Street Roots • March 11-17, 2016 News / Poetry Page 7 POLLUTION, from page 5 said Oregon Environmental Council’s Price. Portland Mercury broke news of Multnomah County has the nation’s Bullseye Glass pollution. Now, he said, fourth-worst concentration of diesel “the news media is actually doing a lot pollution. of what we were trying to do by going “Diesel drives a lot of the risk,” he door to door, and that’s letting people said. know that there’s a problem.” According to DEQ, diesel is 100 times Another source of pollution more toxic than gasoline exhaust and is information is the EPA’s Toxics Release a known carcinogen. According to data Index, which shows limited data on area compiled by Portland polluters in its online, Clean Air, all of searchable database. downtown and much of Woolley said something Northwest, North and similar to Eugene’s right- Northeast Portland There's been "limited have diesel to-know program would appetite in the Legis concentrations that are help people be more informed. lature to tackle this 10 times greater than Portland Clean Air is the standard health in a comprehensive also planning to do some benchmark. The rest of way. air monitoring of its own, the city isn’t much but it’s costly. COLIN PRICE, better off, with most of OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL it between five and 10 “We were able to find COUNCIL an older machine from times the benchmark. people trying to work Price said there’s against Intel in New been “limited appetite Mexico,” Woolley said. in the Legislature to He said once the air tackle this in a monitoring machinery arrives in comprehensive way.” Portland, he plans to station it on the While state legislation aimed at property of a friend who lives across limiting diesel pollution died in the 2015 from Intel, the fifth-largest greenhouse- session, activists want to find ways to gas producer in the state, and then ensure momentum built from the move it around to other Portland hot community’s desire to clean up the air spots to see what’s really in the air - if will carry through to 2017, when similar he can afford to run it. bills aimed at reducing diesel pollution “You know, it’s the city, the state or will likely be introduced. the polluters themselves that should be . In 2015, Sen. Michael Dembrow (D-Portland) and Rep. Mitch Greenlick paying for this because it is really expensive,” he said. (D-Portland) introduced legislation aimed at getting older and dirtier diesel engines off the road, using California’s Don’t forget diesel standards as a road map, repealing the While policymakers and community idling pre-emption, and directing DEQ to groups advocate for better permitting establish diesel emission standards for and monitoring of industry, it’s engines. important to remember mobile sources Associated Oregon Industries of pollution too - especially diesel opposed these bills. emitting vehicles, which cover a lot of emily@streetroots. org ground in port cities such as Portland, Watching Time Go By by Cactus Walls fall down doors are painted over & stuck shut Windows break actions have unintended consequences weeds sprout flowers bloom decay feeds life tranquility is thé cause of all actions ‘til water shows the sky wind sounds like whispers waves look peaceful far away reality is an illusion How do you 1 At Health Share, we believe good health is more than what happens inside.your doctor’s office. Good health starts in your community hnd includes staying active, eating healthy food and getting regular check-ups. Share your healthy habits with family and friends. We can all have better health when we share it together. Better health together. www.healthshareoregon.org Cuts& Checks Barbershop Blood Pressure Program / Terrell Brandon Barber Shop North by Northeast Community Health Center/ Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
