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For decades, J.H. Baxter & Co. ran a wood treatment facility off Roosevelt Boulevard in west Eugene. It ceased operations in 2022, and in 2025 was listed by the Environmental Protection Agency as a superfund site, because of years of pollution at the site. Here is an archive of our ongoing coverage of the situation:
If approved, the new request would push expedited cleanup spending at the polluted site in Eugene to nearly $25 million.
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