Business
Oregon moves closer to law requiring carbon neutral public retirement plan
House Bill 2081 codifies into law Treasury’s Net-Zero plan, which would effectively make PERS carbon neutral by 2050 ...
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Climate
U.S. sets energy production record; natural gas leads way
The U.S. produced a record amount of energy in 2024, with natural gas, crude oil, biofuels, wind and ...
Bend
Central Oregon readies for first hot spell of 2025
Break out the sunhats, shades and sunblock, it’s about to get hot out there. Temperatures in Bend are ...
Wildfires
Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support
Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...
Government
U.S. Senate vote to nix California tailpipe emissions standard blocks 17 other states, including Oregon
The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars ...
Climate
Trump cuts to halt overnight weather forecasts for Central Oregon
The National Weather Service Office in Pendleton is set to no longer staff meteorologists overnight because of recent ...
News Partners
Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills
When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the ...
Wildfires
Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
Climate
Oregon governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for coast salmon fisheries
It would be the seventh disaster declaration since 2016 for the state’s coastal salmon fisheries, which have been ...
Bend
Air stagnation alert issued for Central Oregon, wood burning discouraged
The National Weather Service has issued an air stagnation advisory for areas east of the Cascades until Friday ...
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