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Beaverton, OR – Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) released the following statement in response to the Oregon Health Authority’s announcement that the algae found in a stretch of the Willamette River is toxic.

“Today the Oregon Health Authority announced that preliminary test results of algae found along a stretch of the Willamette River is toxic blue-green algae. Such harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur in freshwater and marine environments throughout the country and can have devastating effects on aquatic plants and animals as well as on human health.