A plot of land along the Columbia Slough could soon be used to house nearly 200 homeless people, but state regulators have previously found evidence of toxins.
Rainstorms in Portland prompt rare overflow of diluted sewage into Willamette River oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After an atmospheric river brought heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, a stream of stormwater and sewage overflowed into the Willamette River after Portland's Big Pipe system reached capacity, the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services announced Wednesday.
North Portland lot to be site of new mass shelter for RVs, campers oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.