Health officials concerned about poor air quality, effects on sensitive populations as blazes rage across Oregon What you should know: Wildfire season is creating hazardous air quality conditions across Oregon….
Category: Oregon Dept. of Environment Quality (DEQ)
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory extended for Baker, Crook, Grant, Jefferson, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler counties until at least the afternoon of July 27, 2026 [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]
July 24, 2026 QUICK FACTS Location: Baker, Crook, Grant, Jefferson, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties End date: Monday afternoon, July 27, 2026 Smoke sources: Multiple wildfires in southern, central and eastern Oregon. ** Versión…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory extended for Baker, Crook, Deschutes, northern Harney, Grant, Jefferson, northern Malheur, Union, southern Umatilla and Wheeler counties. Morrow county added to the advisory. [Aviso sobre la calidad del aire]
7/22/26 QUICK FACTS Locations: Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Northern Harney, Grant, Jefferson, northern Malheur, Morrow, Union, southern Umatilla and Wheeler counties. End date: At least Friday afternoon, July 24, 2026. Smoke source: Multiple wildfires in southern, central and eastern Oregon. ** Información en español ** The Oregon Department…
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory adds Clackamas County; advisory now covers Baker, Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Northern Harney, Northern Jackson, Jefferson, Northern Malheur, Union, Umatilla, Wallowa and Wheeler counties through Wednesday 7/22
Date: July 21, 2026 QUICK FACTS Location: Baker, Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Northern Harney, Northern Jackson, Jefferson, Northern Malheur, Union, Umatilla, Wallowa, Wheeler counties End date: Wednesday afternoon, July 22, 2026. Smoke source: Fires across Oregon, including Anthony,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY & DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: OHA, DEQ finalize 2026-2027 Oregon beach monitoring list
Agency shares list of state beaches to be sampled for bacteria PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has released its list of coastal recreation areas it will be monitoring…
NEHALEM BAY HEALTH DISTRICT: Notice of Pending Environmental Remediation at old Wheeler Hospital
Public comments and questions are invited on a proposed action by the Nehalem Bay Health District to remediate environmental hazard issues at the old Wheeler hospital located at 278 Rowe Street in…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): DEQ works to resolve cyberattack
(April 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.) – DEQ continues to work with the Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Information Services and Microsoft cybersecurity team to address cybersecurity issues. Key information: There continues…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ) UPDATE: State investigating cyberattack at DEQ
Update: State investigating cyberattack at DEQ Date: April 9, 2025 at 5:50 p.m. Enterprise Information Systems and Microsoft’s cybersecurity team are working to analyze and resolve the cyber issues. DEQ’s systems will…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for much of Oregon through Sunday Sept. 8th
(Sept. 6, 2024) QUICK FACTS Location: Clackamas, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, northern Klamath, northern Lake, northern Malheur counties End date: Through Sunday for western Oregon, until further notice for central and eastern Oregon Smoke source: Fires…
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver metro and Salem areas due to smog Thursday Sept. 4; Wildfire Smoke Advisory for Central, Eastern & Southern Oregon
(September 4, 2024, Statewide, Ore.) – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory for Thursday, Sep. 5 for the Portland-Vancouver metro and Salem…
