Could both the mayor and the state department of environmental quality be reading my blog? Or is it just a total coincidence that emails from both Sam Adams and the DEQ arrived in my inbox yesterday having to do with the issue of pollution in Portland rivers?
Well, it’s just a total coincidence. There’s no way the city of Portland could have developed a master plan for cleaning up and developing the North Willamette Reach in just this past week. Adams announced the plan in a “can’t-we-all-just-get-along” editorial in the Oregonian, which he also sent to everyone on his mailing list. The plan identifies key “pearl” sites in which to focus environmental restoration. This kind of gives me the creeps. I mean, pearls are usually pretty small, right?
Meanwhile, the DEQ is revising its water quality standards based on a new fish consumption rate and separately is releasing a report on persistent toxins in Oregon waterways. One hundred and eighteen different toxins are identified in the report. This also give me the creeps, obviously.
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