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Oregon House rejects Coffin Butte methane‑monitoring pilot after debate over cost, vendor and scope
Summary
The House rejected Senate Bill 7 26, which would have required enhanced methane monitoring and mitigation at the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County.
The Oregon House on June 2 rejected Senate Bill 7 26, a bill that would have directed the Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules requiring enhanced surface emissions monitoring, using advanced technologies, and mitigation of methane leaks at the Coffin Butte municipal solid waste landfill in Benton County.
Representative Andy Anderson, speaking for the bill, said the measure was intended as a pilot to close monitoring gaps and to use technologies such as satellites, drones and remote monitoring to identify methane leaks that are difficult to detect by walking the site. “This bill requires the environmental quality commission… to…
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