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Intel committed to applying for rigorous retroactive construction permit for D1X following fluoride flub
Intel committed to pursuing an environmentally rigorous, retroactive construction permit for its multibillion-dollar D1X expansion in an attempt to mitigate fallout from its fluoride flub, according to a letter its lawyer sent the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in November. Intel and the DEQ have been in closed-door talks for months on how to move […]
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Prescott hires outside law firm to fight Pure Wafer lawsuit
Without disclosing either the expected total cost or the hourly rate, the Prescott City Council approved a professional services agreement with an outside law firm this week. The company, Dickinson Wright Mariscal Weeks, will handle the city’s defense in a lawsuit that local company Pure Wafer, Inc. recently filed regarding fluoride emissions into the city’s […]
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Pure Wafer fluoride lawsuit
City attorney: Cost of outside legal counsel is confidential The City of Prescott is considering spending an undisclosed amount of money to defend against a lawsuit by a local business. In late September, Pure Wafer Inc. – a silicon wafer reclamation facility near the Prescott Airport – sued the city regarding a difference of interpretation […]
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My View: Intel’s emissions, not its benefits, in question
Chip giant shouldn’t be too big to meet state requirements The Portland Tribune editorial (Intel’s contribution more than emissions, Nov. 7) makes the editorial board look like an apologist for Intel. Given numerous articles on this subject in Pamplin’s other newspapers, this is a surprise. The claim that “there is no evidence at this point […]
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Critics wary as Intel vows better communication
Foes plan to sue because of firm’s failure to report emissions Intel officials are promising to improve communication with area residents as the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality works to resolve questions surrounding the company’s most recent air-quality permit application. “Our goals are the same as those in the community. We all want more transparency, […]
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Intel, stung by fluoride blowback, begins outreach
Intel has begun negotiating new environmental safeguards with its Hillsboro neighbors and watchdog groups, and the company says it plans to reconvene a community advisory panel it disbanded six years ago. Additionally, Intel has launched a new website that provides current information on greenhouse gasses, water consumption, electricity use and other environmental data about its […]
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Intel’s fluoride flub might trigger brief, painful delay at D1X
Intel’s failure to disclose fluoride emissions at its Washington County factories has embarrassed the company and, in its own estimation, cost it neighbors’ trust. It’s also brought the threat of a lawsuit by environmental watchdogs and closer scrutiny from state regulators. Observers and the company’s critics agree the fluoride flub won’t ultimately derail Intel’s two […]
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Intel could face fluoride-related Clean Air Suit
A group of neighbors and attorneys said this week they’ll sue to stop Intel Corp. from emitting fluorides into the atmosphere. Neighbors for Clean Air and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center filed notice of their intent to punish Intel for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act. The groups said Intel disclosed it has emitted fluorides […]
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Neighbors for Clean Air files intent to sue Intel over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Hillsboro
Neighbors for Clean Air and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center have filed a notice of their intent to sue Intel for what the groups claim are company violations of the Clean Air Act. At the crux of the suit is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s approval of Intel’s $3 billion expansion in Hillsboro. The […]
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Intel promises to address Hillsboro neighbors’ pollution concerns
Intel says it plans to address neighborhood concerns about atmospheric pollution at its Hillsboro factories, responding to residents’ frustrations that the company failed to report fluoride emissions to regulators. “Quite honestly, it’s embarrassing to us because this isn’t the way we do business,” said Todd Brady, Intel’s global environmental director. “We are doing a tremendous […]
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