For nearly half a century, environmental advocates have hoped to restore Ross Island, the long‑industrialized man-made archipelago on the Willamette River just south of downtown Portland that has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dark smoke billowed through the sky Saturday in Southeast Portland due to a “wildland” fire on Ross Island ...

State environmental regulators have released proposed rules to monitor the Ross Island lagoon in the Willamette River for toxic algal blooms. The lagoon’s owner, Ross Island Sand & Gravel, must ...

HeronPark LLC, representing the investors, signed an agreement with the island’s owner, R.B. Pamplin Corp., securing the ...

Advocates with Willamette Riverkeeper are calling on the R.B. Pamplin Corp. to sell or donate Ross Island to the public. “We think now’s the time for ownership to change,” says Travis Williams, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire broke out Saturday afternoon on Ross Island along the Willamette River, sending up a plume of black smoke visible from as far away as downtown Portland. The cause is still ...

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In 2020, Ross Island Sand & Gravel sold its namesake island in the Willamette River to a related pension fund for $10.8 million, a price so high one critic called it “egregious.” Court records newly ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An environmental group is suing Oregon's water quality regulatory agency, alleging that the state has allowed a company called Ross Island Sand & Gravel to worsen water quality in the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An ongoing toxic algae bloom from Ross Island to Cathedral Park is keeping people and pets out of the Willamette River. While this isn’t the first time toxic algae have been a ...

Investors took an option to buy Ross Island; a plan to use its lagoon for Superfund sediment has critics and regulators ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dark smoke billowed through the sky Saturday in Southeast Portland due to a “wildland” fire on Ross Island, officials say. Portland Fire and Rescue crews responded to the fire ...