Environment

Oregon farm groups wary of Umatilla groundwater nitrate pollution plan

Fertilizer and irrigation practices will be scrutinized more closely in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin under a new regulatory…

Environment

Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast

NEWPORT — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the…

Environment

No ‘forever chemicals’ found in Deschutes River, boosting prospects for Warm Springs’ water system fixes

Clear and clean water entering the Lower Deschutes from the Pelton Round Butte dam complex will help to…

Environment

Oregon officials concerned about proposal to move liquid nuclear waste, possibly through Bend

A federal proposal to move radioactive nuclear waste from Washington through Oregon and onward to Utah and Texas…

Environment

State agencies unveil decades-long plan to cut pollution in northeast Oregon water

Oregon officials have released a comprehensive plan for curbing years of water pollution in Northeast Oregon that “will…

Environment

Plan would make 1 million acres of federal land in Oregon available for solar energy projects

More than 1 million acres of federal land in Central and Southern Oregon could soon be leased for…

Bend

Bend’s Sawyer Park gets $1.3 million federal funding boost for renovations

Sawyer Park on Bend’s north side is about to get a makeover thanks to a $1.33 million federal…

Bend

Cooler weather allows Forest Service to green light road work in China Hat area

Federal officials take notice of homelessness near China Hat Road After a delay over the summer due to…

Bend

Free swap meet planned to keep working stuff out of Knott Landfill

Have too much stuff or want to hunt for the odd treasure? The Deschutes County Solid Waste Department…

Environment

Federal government goes to court to delist wolves in Lower 48

A judge misapplied the Endangered Species Act when he restored federal protection to wolves in Western Oregon, Western…

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