"Oregon looks into spill at Smith’s plant"
Violation - Wastewater from processing corn gets into Pine Creek and could harm fish
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
SCOTT LEARN
The Oregonian Staff
Milky wastewater from Smith Frozen Foods, the company owned by U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, has again reached a creek next to the eastern Oregon plant, a scenario that has cost Smith political points in the past.
The company discovered the wash water from processing corn spilling out of a stormwater pipe that drains to Pine Creek at 10:30 a.m. July 29.
Tom Lindley, the company’s attorney on environmental matters, said workers quickly contained the spill, keeping it to fewer than 100 gallons, and reported it to the state Department of Environmental Quality within a half-hour.
On Aug. 8, the DEQ issued a notice saying that the discharge from the Weston plant in Umatilla County violated Oregon environmental law. The nitrogen content of food-processing wastewater can drive down ...
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It’s hardly unheard of for a state’s most prominent and popular politician to endorse a Senate candidate from his own party in his own state, or to cut an ad for that candidate.
Sen. Robert Byrd did a particularly notable (and humorous) ad this cycle for his former state director, Anne Barth, for example.
Such an act is rather notable, however, when the prominent politician in question is known for his close relationship to his favored candidate’s opponent. And ... more
Cheers to Matt Stoller for an excellent post on OpenLeft: E. Coli Conservative Gordon Smith Irrigates Crops with Sewage . Oregon Senator Gordon Smith has a company. Smith’s Frozen Foods. The company stored partially treated sewage in their waste water pond. Then they used that water to irrigate crops. Oh, and the water was contaminated with E. coli. Yum.
I wrote a diary yesterday explaining a little bit the Oregon Senate race between Smith and Democrat Jeff Merkley . I guess I forgot to... more
Norm Coleman and Gordon Smith, two of the four Republican Senators who have condemned John McCain’s robocall campaign attacking Barack Obama, are currently employing the telemarketing firm behind them for their own reelection efforts. (via GOP Senators Who Denounced McCain Robocalls Are Employing Same Firm )... more
SEIU Local 503 has released their report card on the 2007 Oregon Legislators. The report card grades each legislator in four categories on an "A+" through "F" scale.
Jeff Merkley received an "A+" rating in each category, the best possible grade that could be handed out to a legislator.
This morning on KPOJ radio with Carl Wolfson, SEIU 503’s Executive Director Leslie Frane spoke about Jeff’s willingness to go the extra mile on issues like health care, workers rights, consu... more
Jeff Merkley knows firsthand the value of a good education. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a commitment to learning and a passion for ideas. As a child, when Jeff’s father would drive him to school, he would point to the doorway of the elementary school and say, "Those doors are the doors to opportunity. Study hard and you can pursue any dream." Jeff studied hard, earned scholarships, and became the first in his family to go to college.
Jeff was lucky, but he kno... more
PORTLAND—Oregon’s affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers has given its support to Jeff Merkley in his campaign for U.S. Senate. They are the seventh labor union to lend their early support to Merkley.
“AFT-Oregon is excited to recommend Jeff for his longstanding commitment to Oregon’s education system and to working families across the state,” AFT-Oregon President Mark Schwebke said. “Jeff has stood with us for better health care in Oregon, a more stable economy,... more
When was the last time you worked for something that you really believed in?
Across Oregon and across America, many of us are frustrated. It’s time to end this disastrous war; it’s time for universal health care; it’s time for real answers to global warming and energy independence; it’s time to believe in America again .
In his campaign to bring progressive leadership to the U.S. Senate, Jeff Merkley has committed to building the biggest grassroots campaign in O... more
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