Watchdog & Advocacy Organizations
A Washington, D.C. nonprofit founded in 2002 by two former EPA enforcement attorneys. Publishes "A Paper Trail of Pollution," the report cited throughout this site's Air Quality and Research into the Mill pages.
Washington State's environmental advocacy coalition.
This campaign wrote to this organization in June 2026 under its former name, Washington Environmental Council. It has since merged with Washington Conservation Voters to form Washington Conservation Action.
A Seattle-based Clean Water Act watchdog for Puget Sound. This campaign wrote to their Executive Director in June 2026 regarding PTPC's wastewater discharge.
A North Olympic Peninsula environmental group, led by Dr. Darlene Schanfald, that this campaign wrote to in June 2026.
No official website could be confirmed for this small, local organization; the link above is a University of Washington community-partner profile page instead.
Research and policy organization. Economist John Talberth authored the jobs and economic-transition analysis cited on this site's Jobs page.
Science & Research
A community science program of the American Geophysical Union. Running an independent, in-progress Port Townsend project, "Community-Led Sulfur Pollution Assessment: Monitoring Blueprint and Policy Strategy," co-led by Jaime Duyck and Derek Firenze with a team of academic atmospheric and public-health scientists.
Government Regulators
Listed here for reference. Use the Contact Officials tool to write to any of the specific officials this campaign has corresponded with.
State environmental regulator; primary agency for PTPC's air, water, and chemical-storage permits.
Federal environmental regulator for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.
State workplace safety regulator; opened a safety inspection at PTPC following the Longview disaster.
Regional air quality authority covering Jefferson County.
Requested the 2024 ATSDR health consultation cited throughout this site's Health Risks page.
State agency responsible for fish, wildlife, and habitat, including the waters PTPC discharges into.
State agency coordinating Puget Sound recovery efforts.
State geological authority; relevant to seismic risk questions raised about tank and dam safety.
State body overseeing hazardous-chemical emergency planning and community right-to-know reporting.
Independent federal agency that investigates industrial chemical accidents.
Local Government & Civic Bodies
Not regulators, but local government offices and committees connected to this campaign's work.
Local elected county government.
Local elected city government; the Mayor and City Council are among the recipients available in this campaign's Contact Officials tool.
The City-owned water system PTPC operates and maintains under lease; raised in this campaign's correspondence regarding seismic dam risk and system-wide disruption concerns.
Volunteer committee advising on Jefferson County marine and nearshore habitat issues; this campaign wrote to them regarding PTPC's bay water quality.
County body responsible for hazardous-chemical emergency preparedness; this campaign's LEPC safety briefing is cited on this site's LEPC page.
Tribal Governments
Federally recognized tribal government with treaty and natural-resource interests in the area.
Federally recognized tribal government with treaty and natural-resource interests in the area.
Federally recognized tribal government with treaty and natural-resource interests in the area.
Local & Regional News Coverage
Worker-directed local news nonprofit; publisher of Scott France's three-part investigative series on PTPC, cited on this site's Media & Press Coverage page.
Local weekly newspaper; columnist Scott Doggett has covered PTPC's compliance and spill record.
Seattle NPR affiliate; has reported on PTPC's regulatory enforcement record.
Seattle television station; covered the Longview disaster and PTPC's response.
Seattle television station; covered the Longview disaster and PTPC's response.
Nonprofit state-policy newsroom; publishes under a Creative Commons license permitting free republication with attribution.
Seattle's regional daily newspaper; profiled Port Townsend Airwatchers and the 2008 state order to rewrite PTPC's air permit, cited on this site's Air Quality page.
North Olympic Peninsula daily newspaper; reporter Elijah Sussman covered this campaign's call for volunteer scientists, cited on this site's Community Outreach page.
The Company
Port Townsend Paper Company's and Atlas Holdings' own websites, listed here for reference alongside everything else on this page.
The mill this campaign is focused on. Its own website, including company news, sustainability claims, and history.
PTPC's ultimate parent company, a private equity firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.