CUB supports a Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) biogas project, approved by Portland City Council in April, which has air quality, climate change, and economic benefits. This is a BES project because it uses methane produced by the biodigesters, a... Read More »

On February 16, 2017, CUB blogged about Cryptosporidium, a tiny parasite that can cause gastrointestinal distress, and the switch from Bull Run water to its backup groundwater wells.

The Portland Water Bureau (PWB) has a water treatment variance from the Oregon... Read More »

On Wednesday March 1, 2017, the Portland City Council discussed a treatment pilot to determine the best options for improving the level of corrosion control to reduce the potential for lead to leach from indoor plumbing fixtures into a building’s drinking... Read More »

Cryptosporidium is a tiny parasitic organism that can cause temporary gastrointestinal distress called Crypotosporidiosis. The primary causes are drinking water contaminated with excrement from an animal infested with Cryptosporidium or oral contact with feces from a contaminated person.

Multnomah County’s Health... Read More »

All indications are that there will not be a homeless shelter at the Terminal 1 site after all. Here is a quick recap of this issue and an update.

Terminal 1 is a warehouse in industrial Northwest Portland along the Willamette... Read More »

The 2016 Ecoroof Symposium, held at Portland State University on October 2-3, brought an international flare along with research and policy discussions featuring many Oregonians.

The keynote speaker was Dusty Gedge, founder of livingroofs.org and head of the European Federation of... Read More »