1) Bullseye is correct that there many additional sources of lead contamination.
2) Governor Brown and DEQ waited an entire day after the monitors detected the lead spikes before issuing the cease & desist. During that day, officials did not inform Bullseye about it, so they had no idea their emissions had spiked.
3) Since February, Bullseye has voluntarily and without fail shut down production of colors using metals that were in question. Right now, I believe they only produce clear glass.
4) It's my understanding that the MOA, still being negotiated, contains language that, if Bullseye signed it, would admit to purposefully polluting with lead, and trying to cover it up. No wonder they didn't sign it. They aren't criminals.
5) It's caused a lot of people to believe that this small company is easy pickins for the DEQ to save face now that their inadequacies are visible to the public. It's also an election-year opportunity for Governor Brown to seem tough with polluters, along with DEQ, despite handling bigger companies, who are far worse polluters than Bullseye, with kid gloves. The worst of those companies is Warren Buffet's Precision Castparts, also in southeast, listed as one of the worst polluters in the U.S.
6) Everyone wants to protect the health of Portlanders, young & old. In this case, DEQ & Governor Brown are showing they prefer strong politics over effective action to resolve Portland's pollution problems.

Bullseye should have anticipated this years ago and made a sincere effort to comply with regulations instead of skirting them. Sorry, but now it's just crocodile tears. The workers I feel sorry for; the owners, not so much.

No I feel sorry for the next business who becomes the target of what is likely a minority few middle class doo-gooders who decided to one day make an emergency out of something which has been in plain sight for years. It is a dangerous standard which has been set; the moment the [twitter-based] social consciousness turns their temporary and passing interest towards a business that business will go out like a lite all the while the real issue at hand has largely gone unaddressed. As Babs above me pointed out; there are other companies too and they've all been doing it for a while. This does not make them evil any more than it makes us negligent. Business can continue to thrive and we can clean it all up without needing to throw anyone under the bus or make an example out of them. This is just small town small minded band-wagon thinking.

Vote Pierce. Down with Brown. Nobody ever voted her in in the first place anyway.

To those of you that are rooting for Bullseye to close - please think about the tens of thousands glass artists that depend on Bullseye for our glass to support our businesses. Our livelihood. Our families. There are two major manufacturers of glass - Spectrum (who closed their doors after FORTY years http://www.spectrumglass.com/5-11-16Pres…) and Bullseye. Simply stated, there is simply no where else for us to go if Bullseye shuts down. Well, we can go to China for cheap, poorly made glass - but wouldn't we ALL be better served to keep the business in the US? It seems to me, based on all the articles (which seem to be quite biased) that I've read - they are doing everything they can to meet or exceed expectations. It also seems the largest concern is this daycare. Wouldn't it be more prudent to move the daycare to a residential area rather than put thousands and thousands of people out of business - bankrupting some? Putting thousands out of work?

I, for one, am scared as to what will happen to my future if Bullseye closes. I WILL lose everything. And I am only one. I'm scared for all of us. Look at your churches and that beautiful stained glass - how do you think that will get fixed (or even CREATED) if we close all of our glass suppliers? Glass is everywhere and the artform has made a resurgence over the last few years or so. While this may not be important to YOU - this IS important to so many. This is our life.

Let's think fairly, logically and calmly about solutions and stop knee-jerk reacting without having all the facts and all the options that are available. I get that clean air is a hot topic - but so is the unemployment rate. Let's work together for solutions.