Northport, Washington
EPA named UCR/ Northport WA a Superfund site in 2024, but the health reports they provided the community in 2021 declared Northport residents were safe. These health reports understated the risk of air pollution, relying on outdated data and ignoring Washington State’s stricter air safety limits. Air pollution may still be harming residents, but it's not being properly monitored or acknowledged. Click image to read full post…
For decades, Teck Smelter released staggering amounts of heavy metal toxins into our water and air, but what often gets overlooked is the devastating impact on the people who live here. Click to watch report.
Nancy Churchill’s article posted in Clark County Today News demonstrates a troubling lack of research and understanding of the situation in Northport and the UCR Superfund designation, trivializing the destruction of both the environment and Northport residents’ health, adding insult to an already heartbreaking situation. Click title to read full article…
EPA is seeking feedback from community residents on the Upper Columbia River investigation and how they would like to be informed of site-related news.
Excerpt from Jane Shaw's 1996 paper: "Superfund: The shortcut that failed" "Even EPA Administrator Carol Browner, supervisor of the program in the Clinton administration, has criticized the program as one that "frequently moves too slowly, cleans up too little, has an unfair liability scheme and costs too much." - Carol Browner, EPA Administrator of Superfund... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Storm by: Jamie Paparich Northport is a small town in northeast Washington, located approximately 12 miles from the Canadian border. The town has approximately 375 residents, many of them born and raised there, as were their parents and grandparents. It is a wonderful little town, situated along the Columbia River in a beautiful valley.... Continue Reading →