{"id":20257,"date":"2024-08-08T12:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T16:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=20257"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:36:06","slug":"wyden-merkley-hoyle-urge-epa-to-investigate-landfill-concerns-in-benton-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-hoyle-urge-epa-to-investigate-landfill-concerns-in-benton-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle Urge EPA to Investigate Landfill Concerns in Benton County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington D.C.\u2014<\/strong>U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to thoroughly and expeditiously complete its investigation into concerns about Republic Services&nbsp;Coffin&nbsp;Butte Landfill in Benton County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThis 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly two dozen Oregon counties and southwest Washington. Surrounding communities have long been concerned about methane leakage that contributes to fire risk and climate change, strong odors, and ultimately jeopardizes worker safety and public health,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;the members wrote in a letter to EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWe are aware that EPA\u2019s investigation in 2022 revealed dozens of methane leaks, a number of which reached highly flammable concentrations,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;ellos escribieron.<strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe appreciate EPA Region 10\u2019s reinspection in June 2024 and its continued attention to concerns raised by our constituents. As Republic Services and Benton County consider the potential for expansion of the landfill, it is more important than ever to have all the facts.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>La carta completa est\u00e1 a continuaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Washington, DC 20460&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dear Administrator Regan,&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We know the Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of an ongoing enforcement investigation of the Republic Services&nbsp;Coffin&nbsp;Butte Landfill in Benton County, Oregon, and we urge your thorough and expeditious completion of that process.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly two dozen Oregon counties and southwest Washington. Surrounding communities have long been concerned about methane leakage that contributes to fire risk and climate change, strong odors, and ultimately jeopardizes worker safety and public health.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We are aware that EPA\u2019s investigation in 2022 revealed dozens of methane leaks, a number of which reached highly flammable concentrations. We appreciate EPA Region 10\u2019s reinspection in June 2024 and its continued attention to concerns raised by our constituents. As Republic Services and Benton County consider the potential for expansion of the landfill, it is more important than ever to have all the facts.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you for your steadfast commitment to protecting the environmental and public health of communities in Oregon and across the nation. We stand ready to support in any way possible.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una versi\u00f3n web de este comunicado es&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-merkley-hoyle-urge-epa-to-investigate-landfill-concerns-in-benton-count\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington D.C.\u2014U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle today urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to thoroughly and expeditiously complete its investigation into concerns about Republic Services&nbsp;Coffin&nbsp;Butte Landfill in Benton County. \u201cThis 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly two dozen Oregon counties and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":18848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-20257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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