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Closure of power plant ends Oregon’s coal-burning era

BOARDMAN — Boardman Generating Station went offline for good on Thursday, Oct. 15, marking an end to Oregon’s…

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Funeral set for South Sister’s Clark Glacier

Lewis and Clark are two names synonymous with the Pacific Northwest — their names etched in history. But…

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Dry summer triples drought affected land in Deschutes County

The area of land in Deschutes County affected by extreme drought has tripled, following a dry summer that…

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Drought stirs fears of Dust Bowl near Madras

Evan Thomas, a farmer in Jefferson County, is used to seeing the landscape around his farm covered in…

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Native bees in Eastern Oregon may face climate threats, according to OSU associate professor

PENDLETON — Roughly 75% of flowering plants and 35% of crops, amounting to $3 billion worth of production,…

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Oregon’s coal-free future: Where will power come from?

Every day, electricity crackles across power lines hanging over the sparsely populated counties of Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam and…

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POW/MIA highway dedicated

Oregon veterans and others dedicated 10 highway signs in six ceremonies at cities along U.S. Highway 26 on…

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Smoke slows down business in outdoorsy Bend

Mid-September is typically a busy time for Crux Fermentation Project, as patrons lounge outside, beer-in-hand, enjoying the waning…

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Oregon’s deadly wildfires scorch 900,000 acres, up to 500,000 evacuated

Oregon firefighters hope to start pushing back on dozens of deadly blazes that have scorched 800,000 acres, killed…

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Central Oregon fire season differs from Western Oregon, California

As much of California and western Oregon suffers from another devastating wildfire season, Central Oregonians have watched with…

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