Northport, Washington
The Northport Project is an environmental and community health advocacy group dedicated to informing current and former residents of Northport, WA, about past studies conducted by Teck, under EPA oversight, due to an agreement made in 2006. We also inform residents about studies conducted by the EPA, Washington State Department of Ecology, and Washington Department of Health before the 2006 agreement. Additionally, we keep them updated on the current remedial investigation and feasibility studies now being carried out by the EPA, since the Upper Columbia River area was designated a Superfund site.
The Northport Project is committed to giving community members a voice. They have conducted health surveys of past and present residents and share the findings of reported health clusters with university researchers and epidemiologists to promote in-depth studies linking environmental hazards to community health issues. We work closely with Citizens for a Clean Columbia (CCC), who collaborate with the EPA and Ecology to review documents and reports, providing community input, including concerns and documented health problems shared by the Northport Project.
By documenting health issues and advocating for accountability, we aim to ensure Teck is held responsible for their gross negligence. For more than fifty years, Teck polluted the Columbia River by dumping 450 tons of heavy metal toxins (slag) every day, while pumping additional toxins into the air through smokestacks deliberately built 409 feet high to disperse the pollution away from Trail, British Columbia. Those emissions were carried downwind and became trapped in the Upper Columbia River Valley, contaminating Northport and beyond. Teck knew exactly what they were doing—knowingly sacrificing the river, the environment, and the health of entire communities along the Columbia for generations. Their actions are not only unforgivable but also criminal.
Teck Smelter dismissed the probability of the impact their decades of pollution could have, claiming it would only affect an “insignificant” number of people due to Northport, WA’s small population. This slideshow is a glimpse into the lives they deemed unworthy of concern—lives forever changed by Teck’s decision to prioritize profits over people.
G’Day! Northportproject,
Cool Post, When I was a kid I played a rocking game but cant for the life of me remember what it was called?
The only details i can remember is that it was side view, semi 3d. And that you could build a smelter who had a little hut with a smoke stack and a little conveyer which deposited the smelted bars outside in a small pile. You could also make a forester who planted new trees to replace the ones you’d chopped down, and when you placed his hut you had a dotted circle which changed from green to yellow to red depending on suitability of where you where putting his house.
Vague as hell i know, but if anyone can come up with a name it would be much appreciated 😀
Regards