Port Angeles Rayonier Mill 2025 Comment Period

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Comment From: Stephen Zettel

7/31/25 @ 7:08 PM
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Comment From: Dave Shreffler

7/31/25 @ 4:58 PM
As a retired restoration ecologist, I am writing to urge Ecology to hold Rayonier responsible for complete cleanup of the Rayonier Mill site. In my professional opinion, partial cleanup and capping of contaminated sediments are not scientifically jus...
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Comment From: Ronald Christoffel

7/31/25 @ 3:50 PM
I request the SL-5 full cleanup plan for the Rayonier Mill - any other plan besides full cleanup risks venture leeching of the toxic materials.
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Comment From: Liam Antrim

7/31/25 @ 9:43 AM
Given the land alterations adjacent to Ennis Creek at the Rayonier site in Port Angeles, I encourage Ecology to include stream and estuary restoration as a requirement of site remediation. This is essential for the viability of fish populations of E...
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Comment From: Lev Kellendy

7/31/25 @ 8:51 AM
Support Alternative 5 (complete removal of contaminated soil and sediment).

Please consider long-term environmental and health impacts—not just cost.

We demand protection for fishing rights, salmon habitat, and marine ecosystems.

We reject capping...
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Comment From: Cameron Frank

7/31/25 @ 6:53 AM
I do not believe a partial clean up is sufficient as it would leave horrible chemical contaminants there forever. We need full remediation so our children can play there one day, and so we can one day eat fish from the harbor again. Please consider d...
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Comment From: Kenneth Zirinsky

7/30/25 @ 11:17 PM
Comment to the Washington State Department of Ecology
Attention: Marian Abbett

Dear Ms. Abbett,

I am writing to express my strong support for Alternative 5, the complete removal of contaminated soil and sediment at the former Rayonier pulp mill sit...
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Comment From: Zana Kleveno

7/30/25 @ 6:01 PM
We are recently retired and new to the most beautiful state in the country. In order to keep it beautiful and healthy, we must be good stewards and protectors of the environment we hold dear. That is why I fully support option 5 as it pertains to the...
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Comment From: Alex Wilson

7/30/25 @ 5:09 PM
Please see attachment for public comment.
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Comment From: Betsy Robins

7/30/25 @ 12:01 PM
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Comment From: Julie Hatch

7/30/25 @ 10:42 AM
1. The proposed timeline for the remaining cleanup is unacceptably long. The Scott Paper Mill cleanup in Anacortes – same industry, similar contaminants - took about five years from beginning to end. In 2000, an Ecology official told us the clean u...
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Comment From: Suzie Nunley

7/30/25 @ 9:18 AM

From: Suzie Nunley

Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 9:18 AM

To: Sixkiller, Casey (ECY)

Subject: Rayonier clean up


Please provide a complete cleanup of the former Rayonier mill site — shuttered for more than a quarter century but still harming waters affec...


Thank you. Suzie Nunley

431 Maple Grove Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98363

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Comment From: Robert Dexter

7/30/25 @ 8:11 AM
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Comment From: Steve Koehler

7/29/25 @ 1:49 PM
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Comment From: Clallam County Board of Commis...

7/29/25 @ 11:35 AM
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Comment From: Norman Baker

7/29/25 @ 10:31 AM
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Comment From: Sarah Ellison

7/29/25 @ 8:57 AM
It is unconscionable that we would allow a company to profit for decades and then shirk full responsibility for the impacts of their profiteering. An incomplete job cleaning up now will fall on the taxpayers later, allowing irresponsible business ow...
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Comment From: john zey

7/29/25 @ 3:20 AM
This debacle has continued for over 2 decades by way of inefficient involvement by the Dept.of Ecology and the DNR. It will be another 2 decades minimally, and we shall all be dead from age without anyone in a responsible position ever taking notice...
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Comment From: Rich Riski

7/28/25 @ 6:20 PM
Dear WA Dept. of Ecology officials:
I strongly support the extraction and full removal of toxic waste material from the former Rayonier Mill in Port Angeles, as described in Option 5 and recently advocated by the Port Angeles City Council.
Suc...
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Comment From: Clallam County Economic Develo... (Colleen McAleer)

7/28/25 @ 4:32 PM
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Comment From: Hal Enerson

7/28/25 @ 3:11 PM
Please move forward to adopt SL5, not SL3.

SL5 is the only viable path forward.

SL3, which proposes capping and fencing off a contaminated 10-acre area with 30 years of monitoring, falls short.

Development under those conditions would be physicall...
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Comment From: Wayne Melquist

7/28/25 @ 2:45 PM
Greetings. I live on the bluff directly above the Rayonier mill site. I support option EL5, total cleanup of the former mill site. In any case, I suspect that a clean site with the removal of all structures extending into the water, will likely not...
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Comment From: Nancy Reid

7/28/25 @ 2:31 PM
SL5 is not just preferable, it provides a complete and permanent cleanup. This is the only viable way forward - we've put up with environmental destruction at the Rainier mill site way too long. Let's take the correct environmental action now.
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Comment From: Sheila McCann

7/28/25 @ 1:36 PM
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Comment From: JANIS BURGER

7/27/25 @ 10:47 PM
I've been a resident of Port Angeles for over 44 years and saw and smelled the ITT Rayonier mill when it was operating and knew folks who worked there. I watched it narrowly avoid being a Superfund site. Now after all these years, I urge DOE to requi...
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Comment From: Vanessa Barrington

7/27/25 @ 7:10 PM
I walk along the waterfront adjacent to the Rayonier site on a regular basis. When I look at the industrial wasteland situated in such a beautiful place and think about all the contaminants still there and the creosote out in the water, continuing to...
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Comment From: Andrea Radich

7/27/25 @ 4:37 PM
Port Angeles needs a permanent, resilient solution to the contamination Rayonier has left on, and in, our beautiful harbor. To that end, SL-5 is a much less complicated solution that will not require a long-term commitment to maintenance by so-far ne...
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Comment From: Bill Arthur

7/27/25 @ 12:20 PM

I support the selecting SL5 as the solution needed to clean up the still substantial contamination that is on the former Rayonier mill site. The creosote pilings and other contaminated onsite material should be fully removed and disposed at an approp...
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Comment From: Marcy Golde

7/27/25 @ 10:33 AM
"I support the SL5 solution. It is the only logical and final solution to finally resolve the incredible toxic pollution caused by Rayonier throughout the years after profiting from running the mill and harvesting majestic trees from our beautiful Ol...
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Comment From: Connie Gallant

7/27/25 @ 8:57 AM
I support the SL5 solution. It is the only logical and final solution to finally resolve the incredible toxic pollution caused by Rayonier throughout the years after profiting from running the mill and harvesting majestic trees from our beautiful Oly...
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Comment From: Cherste Nilde

7/27/25 @ 8:00 AM
I'm writing in support of SL5. I have retired in Port Angeles, working my way from the Midwest to this beautiful small town. I have walked the harbor area as well as sailed into the harbor. Half of that beautiful harbor is derelict because of the ...
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Comment From: Tom McCulloch

7/26/25 @ 10:26 PM

I am in support of a complete SL5 cleanup of the Rayonier mill in Port Angeles. 


It is high time we get it done now!


Tom McCulloch

824 Caroline St. 

Port Angeles, WA 98362

Thmcc824@gmail.com 

Thlbm@olympus.net 

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Comment From: Elizabeth Geddes

7/26/25 @ 9:07 PM
This site has been an eyesore and a blight on the waterfront of Port Angeles for far too long. A partial cleanup is not an answer that will help our city to make use of this valuable property. I support SL5 as the only path forward. Anything other t...
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Comment From: Judy Perry

7/26/25 @ 6:33 AM
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Comment From: Jon Hamilton

7/25/25 @ 11:50 PM
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Comment From: Terri DIMARTINO

7/25/25 @ 9:19 PM
The abandon Rayonier Mill is the worst blight in Port Angeles, Washington. The Department of Ecology should be ashamed of themselves for letting this toxic albatross simmer for over 30 years. Clean it up now. No more studying it. Rayonier owes billio...
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Comment From: Jim Sherman

7/25/25 @ 8:57 PM
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Comment From: Steven Pelayo

7/25/25 @ 5:19 PM
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Comment From: Danielle Holt

7/25/25 @ 3:10 PM
ALL contaminated materials must be removed. Do not leave toxic waste behind in an ecologically sensitive area. If the environment and local residents aren't reason enough, consider this is in a location that could be used to great community benefit i...
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Comment From: Jeanine Cardiff

7/25/25 @ 1:53 PM
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Comment From: Toyia Hatten

7/25/25 @ 11:36 AM
The only acceptable option for cleaning up the Rayonier mill site in Port Angeles is option 5, removing all contaminated materials from the site. The people and wildlife in this community (along with the body of water the mill is situated on) all des...
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Comment From: Nathan Miller-Indresano

7/25/25 @ 10:22 AM
It is my desire that we do not go with option 3 (capping), and instead go with option 5 (removing). If we are going to get the site cleaned up, we should do so in the most permanent manner, not one in which leads to further costs for future developme...
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Comment From: John Waknitz

7/25/25 @ 9:28 AM
The state and feds have let RAMP get away with doing nothing to clean up the mess they made. Fines have not pressured them to clean up the blight on our town. Get it cleaned up so it can be used for good instead of a run down industrial waste site....
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

7/24/25 @ 11:48 PM
Unacceptable. Clean up every bit of it.
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Comment From: Dean Thompson

7/24/25 @ 9:35 PM
Please consider option 5, entire removal of soil so the site is fully taken care of not just given a blanket top coat
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

7/24/25 @ 9:11 PM
The clean up of the Rayonier Mill site needs to be the SL5 version and the contaminated soil removed and taken to a site where they can handle it better. It is the only way to restore the waterfront and bring back (hopefully) sea life in that area. W...
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Comment From: Daniel Rial

7/24/25 @ 9:11 PM
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Comment From: Andrew Taggart

7/24/25 @ 2:23 PM
It is the responsibility of the parties that caused this mess to clean it up. Simple as that.
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Comment From: Beth M

7/24/25 @ 2:11 PM
I do not want to live in an area that's leaching toxic waste into our environment. I want all contaminated materials to be moved off site, option 5. This is our home and Rayonier should be held responsible for the damage they caused, no matter the co...
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Comment From: Matthew Perkins

7/24/25 @ 2:01 PM
Please go with option 5. It's only long term solution that is good for us, the environment, and the wildlife.
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Comment From: Juanita Almanza

7/24/25 @ 1:33 PM
Calling for Option 5! No other option is good enough for our communities future.
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Comment From: Kelly Johnson

7/24/25 @ 12:37 PM
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Comment From: Robert Darst

7/24/25 @ 11:49 AM
THE ONLY CLEAN UP OPTION IS S L5 anything else is a non starter
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Comment From: Bianca Blankenship

7/24/25 @ 11:14 AM
SL-5 is the only appropriate solution to cleaning up the Rayonier Mill site. SL-5 best protects the future of Port Angeles's citizens, industry (tourism, fishing, etc.), and health. Please consider the effects of rising sea levels and a severe earthq...
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Comment From: Madeleine Harrington

7/24/25 @ 9:57 AM
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Comment From: Philip Giuntoli

7/24/25 @ 9:54 AM
Why wait thirty years and then cheap out on the process? Remove the material. An earthquake could easily disrupt the encapsulation. This could be a premier destination site. Make it whole.
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Comment From: Michael Lessor

7/24/25 @ 9:19 AM
Hello,

I am commenting in regard to the Rayonier Mill site. I have lived here about 10 years and know this issue goes far back in time here. It is a shame that it continues to have little action taken upon it and progress is moving at a snail's pac...
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Comment From: David Brownell

7/24/25 @ 9:01 AM
For 28 years, the Department of Ecology has failed its mission "to protect, preserve, & enhance Washington's environment for current and future generations." The proposed SL3 plan continues this pattern of apathy and indifference to the needs of the ...
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Comment From: Julianne Targan

7/24/25 @ 8:19 AM
The proposed cap solution for the destruction of the Port Angeles strait ecosystem by Rayonier is an unacceptable attempt to finally be done with the liability of the mess and a blatant attempt to choke off the voices of our citizens and make the who...
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Comment From: Anonymous Anonymous

7/24/25 @ 6:12 AM
I would like to have a survey done on how many people from the time the mill open and closed had cancer. My family was raised down like 4 blocks from the mill. I can walk for a mile or more and name off people door to door that had cancer. In my fami...
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Comment From: Cherie Kidd

7/23/25 @ 7:41 PM
I support the SL5 alternative. It is the ONLY FINAL SOLUTION to the ongoing toxic pollution in the City of Port Angeles on the Rayonier property. To pile up toxic materials into Ten Toxic Acres would be a perpetual problem left to our citizens. We...
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Comment From: Nancy Stephanz

7/23/25 @ 5:02 PM
I do not believe that a covering of fabric and soil is adequate to protect the ecosystem of the area of Rayonier's former mill site. We have small earthquakes here frequently. One of these could disrupt the covering enough to make the toxins circulat...
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Comment From: JoAnn Vickery Cook

7/23/25 @ 3:33 PM
I strongly advocate for Option 5 to clean up the Rayonier site. It only makes sense to recover and restore the site to its original state. For the health of the community and the environment, for the salmon and for Ennis Creek, the toxic materials ne...
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Comment From: Michele Vail

7/21/25 @ 11:00 AM
I support and endorse the following comments (from a document provided by a great supporter of the environment, Robbie Mantooth):
Please remember ESP for remedial intervention NOW!
E for estuary — essential brackish water fish need for their bodies t...
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Comment From: Ilona Rossman

7/21/25 @ 9:25 AM

Remove ALL contaminants - don't cover up and monitor to make sure severe weather,
earthquakes, tsunamis, people and animals haven't caused leaks that could increase
cancer exposure. Why has Ecology determined that removing some contaminants are too h...
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Comment From: John Phillips

7/21/25 @ 7:20 AM
Rayonier needs to be held accountable for a full and complete cleanup and restoration of the old Rayonier Port Angeles Mill site. They have managed to stall doing anything at all with this for 28 years, leaving a valuable piece of property useless t...
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Comment From: Taresa Hare

7/17/25 @ 9:41 AM
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Comment From: Jason Morris

7/11/25 @ 4:13 PM
My comment is in relation to the plan to cap 10 acres of contaminated soil rather than remove it altogether from the Port Angeles Rayonier Mill site. This is not an acceptable solution. Contaminated soil should be completely removed from the site to ...
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Comment From: Joe Schmitt

7/11/25 @ 12:44 PM
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Comment From: Kelly Sanderbeck

7/10/25 @ 4:57 PM
I want to argue that SL5 is the more appropriate proposal, the only practicable solution, considering a Level 9 earthquake (and possible tsunami) is predicted for our area. This is not an 'if' but a 'when.' In addition, climate change will bring risi...
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Comment From: Greg Enstrom

7/09/25 @ 9:52 AM
Ecology did a good job at the July 8th, 2025, Port Angeles presentation. I understand that some attendees do not understand nor like the constraints of existing laws that outline cleanup procedures. And private property rights are also at play in t...
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Comment From: Peninsula Trails Coalition (Rich James)

7/08/25 @ 8:00 PM
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Comment From: Paul Pickett

7/08/25 @ 8:00 PM
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Comment From: Chelsy Cross

7/08/25 @ 8:00 PM
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Comment From: Elaine Bailey

7/08/25 @ 6:00 PM
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Comment From: Matthew Moore

7/08/25 @ 4:21 PM
First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for everyone working on this.

Personally, I would like to see this site transformed into a public space for leisure and learning. The site has significant history and ought to teach a lesson while b...
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Comment From: Kevin Long

7/03/25 @ 2:14 PM
We do not believe covering contaminants with fabric and soil and letting Rayonier check for leaks is adequate protection against exposure to toxic wastes that can harm health, including cancer risks. Sea-level rise, extreme weather and disturbances b...
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Comment From: Margaret Walthall

7/02/25 @ 10:18 PM
The State must hold responsible, the mill that created this contamination. Because there were NT stricter regulations during the time it operated does not mean the mill is absolved if any damages to the environment. Ennius Creek and the surrounding...
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Comment From: Ron Erickson

7/02/25 @ 8:00 AM
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Comment From: Carolita McGee

7/01/25 @ 9:57 AM
CLEANUP NOT COVERUP

I support the City of Port Angeles and many other governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals for almost every comment submitted to the State Department of Ecology during the last comment period — in 2019 — tha...
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Comment From: Anonymous Paulson

6/30/25 @ 3:05 PM
Rayonier MUST be held accountable for the full and complete clean-up of the Port Angeles mill
site. They enjoyed many years of profit running the mill, and harvesting trees from
Olympic Peninsula.
I do not believe covering contaminants with fab...
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Comment From: James Lamont

6/30/25 @ 12:41 PM
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Comment From: Suzie Nunley

6/30/25 @ 11:36 AM
CLEANUP NOT COVERUP

I do not believe covering contaminants with fabric and soil and letting Rayonier check for leaks is adequate protection against exposure to toxic wastes that can harm health, including cancer risks. Sea-level rise, extreme weathe...
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Comment From: Olympic Region Clean Air Agenc... (Abi Roberts)

6/23/25 @ 9:58 AM
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Comment From: John Phillips

6/22/25 @ 5:02 PM
Rayonier MUST be held accountable for the full and complete clean up of the Port Angeles mill site. They enjoyed many years of profit running the mill, and harvesting trees from our beautiful Olympic Peninsula. They reaped the rewards of where we li...
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Comment From: Joseph Gale

6/13/25 @ 2:28 PM
Dear Ms. Marian Abbett,

My name is Joseph Gale, and my family and I live in Port Angeles. Per page 3 of the Public Comment Period Document, section "Proposed cleanup plans," how did the department of ecology determine that this "interim action" is e...
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