1989: Groundwater Protection Act


1987: Oregon Superfund Program


1987: Watershed Enhancement Board


1983: Curbside Recycling

https://oeconline.org/curbside-recycling-four-love-stories-and-a-kitchen-table/  

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1981: Safe Drinking Water Act


1980: Crater Lake Wilderness Expansion


1977: Ban on Ozone-depleting Chemicals


1975: Hells Canyon Recreation Area

https://oeconline.org/john-frewing/   https://oeconline.org/larry-williams/

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1973: Land Use Planning

https://oeconline.org/land-use-bill/ https://oeconline.org/the-art-of-collaboration-working-together-for-conservation/ #DYK Oregon’s beautiful farmland and forests were once at risk of being haphazardly paved over? In 1973, Oregon Environmental Council helped pass Oregon’s unparalleled statewide land-use planning laws, Senate Bill 100. It was a remarkable collaboration of bipartisan support to protect Oregon’s vibrant farms and forests and created an institutional structure for statewide planning still in use today. It’s what sparked the organization of ...

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1972: Recycling Hotline

#DYK Before there was curbside recycling in #Oregon, you had to call a hotline to find out where to take your stuff? #TBT In 1972, Oregon Environmental Council created the state’s first recycling hotline. We wanted to help #Portland residents figure out how and where to recycle their materials. At the time, Oregon had just passed the Bottle Bill, but there were no city recycling programs (yet…). One year after we started the recycling hotline, we handed the switchboard over to Oregon DEQ, and eventually @oregonmetro where today you can call 503-234-3000 and ...

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