Oregon: Programs and Resources

Air Quality

This division is responsible for protecting Oregon’s air by monitoring the air quality to ensure that the whole state meets and maintains national air quality health standards.
Phone: (503)229-5359
Website: http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/index.htm

Community Solutions

Phone: (503)378-6892
Website: http://www.gert.oregon.gov/

Department of Environmental Quality

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is a regulatory agency whose job is to protect the quality of Oregon’s environment.
Phone: (503)229-6124
Website: http://www.deq.state.or.us/

Eco-logical Business Program

This is a Portland-Tri-County area program sponsored by various partnering agencies including City of Portland, City of Greshem, Clackamas and Washington Counties and DEQ.
Phone: (503)823-5320
Website: http://www.ecobiz.org/index.htm

Oregon Department of Education

The Department of Education houses information that can help teachers, students and parents with questions they may have regarding kindergarten through 12th grade state education programs.
Phone: (503)378-3569
Website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/

Oregon.gov

This site provides general information about the state.
Website: http://www.oregon.gov/

United States Environmental Protection Agency-Region 10

This agency serves the environmental programs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and 269 Indian Tribes.
Phone: (206)553-1200
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region10/

Water Quality

This DEQ division sets water quality standards to protect “beneficial uses” such as recreation, fish habitat, drinking water supplies, and aesthetics.
Phone: (503)229-6504
Website: http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/