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Oregon power company to pay nearly $300 million to settle latest lawsuit over 2020 wildfires

PORTLAND — Electricity utility PacifiCorp will pay $299 million to settle a lawsuit brought by about 220 customers…

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Study: Drought, wildfires cause $11.2B in lost value to nearby timberland

CORVALLIS — The value of private timberland in Oregon, Washington and California has fallen by nearly 10% over…

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Wickiup Reservoir could reach its highest level in years, but won’t fill to the brim

Central Oregon remains in a state of drought but reservoir levels have managed to gain ground compared to…

Climate Changed

Alaska firefighters experiment with targeting blazes to save carbon

Firefighters are embarking on an ambitious experiment to stamp out blazes deep in the Alaskan wilderness as a…

Climate Changed

When it comes to fuel, hydrogen can be green or gray

BENGALURU, India — Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take…

Climate Changed

Study finds direct link between greenhouse gases, polar bear survival

Fifteen years after polar bears were listed as threatened, a new study says researchers have overcome a roadblock…

Climate Changed

Surfs up takes on new meaning as California waves get bigger as Earth warms, research finds

SAN DIEGO — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet tall is becoming more common…

Climate Changed

Its promised land drying, Mormon church works to save the Great Salt Lake

SALT LAKE CITY — The valley here was shades of brown, its vast saline lake shimmering, when Brigham…

Climate Changed

Retreating Arctic glaciers leave bubbling methane in their wake, scientists warn

Scientists working in one of the world’s fastest-warming places found that rapidly retreating glaciers are triggering the release…

Climate Changed

Why Montana is emerging as a must-watch climate battleground

Montana is the land of big skies, glaciers and fly-fishing — where natural beauty is so important, the…

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