Sept. 30, 2008 – PEAC filed a complaint against the Portland General Electric (PGE) Boardman facility for past and continuing violations of the Clean Air Act and Oregon State Implementation Plan. Representing the Sierra Club, Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC), Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Columbia Riverkeeper, and Hells Canyon Presevation Council, PEAC notified PGE of its intention to sue in January 2008, but because the alleged violations were not remedied, PEAC filed a formal complaint with the federal court of Oregon.
May 13, 2008 – Today, a KOIN News video broadcast revealed “Oregon’s dirty little secret,” bringing to light the environmental problems caused by PGE’s Boardman coal-fired power plant. Watch additional video coverage by KGW and KATU, and read press reports.
March 5, 2008 – A scientific study links PGE’s Boardman plant to 50% of Columbia Gorge air pollution. Read the press release.
February 27, 2008 – In addition to being the largest stationary source of greenhouse gases in Oregon, the PGE Boardman plant emits more than half the haze clouding up the Columbia River Gorge, confirmed today by a University of Washington report commissioned by the Yakama tribes. The widely-reported study bolsters PEAC’s commitment to forcing PGE to comply with the Clean Air Act.
Jan. 15, 2008 – On behalf of several conservation groups, PEAC notified Portland General Electric (PGE) of its intention to file suit against the utility company for failure to comply with the Clean Air Act. Specifically, PEAC seeks to halt the harmful violations stemming from PGE’s 615-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Boardman, constructed without modern pollution controls and the single largest stationary source of air and global warming pollution in all of Oregon. Read the official Notice of Intent to Sue and the Sierra Club’s press release.
