Nearby tribe calls on state, federal agencies to end a “decade-long pattern of reckless violations”
Stella-Jones began operating a wood treatment facility in Sheridan, Ore., in 2013. The facility was designated a Superfund site in 2001 and underwent an extensive cleanup after pentachlorophenol pollution caused by a previous owner, Taylor Lumber and Treating. (Amanda Loman/InvestigateWest)
In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver from a wood treatment facility in Sheridan operated by the Stella-Jones Corporation, a multinational Canadian company. Further up, his traps filled in an hour. But downstream, as the South Yamhill River flowed toward town, they were empty, his bait untouched.