This is part of a continuing pattern of incompetence by the government of Oregon in regards to environmental hazards. Consistently, the only time anything gets done is when the federal government steps in to fine the locals. It's time for the feds to simply take over our environmental law enforcement since we're not capable of doing it ourselves. 

That said, we do great PR. Unfortunately, the toxic state of our beaches, air, soil and water tell a different story. Thank goodness we don't have any locally-regulated nuclear power stations.