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July 11, 2008
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Two years after coastal residents asked for it, Oregon officials say they expect to complete a rare reconsideration of a pollution permit by fall, deciding whether to tighten regulations on a pulp and paper mill near Newport.
The Department of Environmental Quality is focusing on a petition filed in October 2006 asking it to reconsider the permit that allows the Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill in Toledo to discharge 11 million gallons of effluent daily.
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