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Portland Harbor Superfund Site

EPA documents

Acronyms, Glossary, and Contaminant Summary

Portland Harbor Superfund story map

Portland Harbor Superfund website

Articles

EPA’s definition of ‘non-hazardous’ muddies water in Ross Island plan, by Barbara Quinn, North Peninsula Review, June 1, 2026

Ross Island reveals its secrets in exclusive tour by Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian, May 28, 2026

Mystery investors secure option to buy Portland’s Ross Island by Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian, May 26, 2026

Environmentalists, others jump on board the Good Ship Lollipop with scheme to fix Ross Island by Barbara Quinn, North Peninsula Review, May 1, 2026

The Portland Harbor Is a Toxic Embarrassment, by Aaron Mesh, Willamette Week, April 12, 2026. Originally published on March 28, 2012.

Council to consider major Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup work, by Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, December 7, 2020

New Portland Harbor Superfund Cleanup Agreements Secured By EPA, by Cassandra Profita, Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 9, 2020

Judge Rules Portland's Utilities Were Justified in Using Ratepayer Funds for Portland Harbor Superfund Cleanup by Rachel Monahan, Willamette Week, January 5, 2017

Reports and studies

Ross Island: An Urgent Call to Action, City Club of Portland, March 24, 2026

Legal documents

ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT FOR REMEDIAL DESIGN AT THE SWAN ISLAND BASIN, 2021

IN THE MATTER OF: Portland Harbor Superfund Site Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon State of Oregon, acting by and through the Oregon Department of State Lands and Oregon Department ofTransportation, and the City of Portland, 2019