Environment

Tsunami researchers hunt for clues about the next big Pacific Northwest quake

BANDON — The warnings of a looming cataclysm are ubiquitous along the Oregon Coast. On blue-and-white signs, a…

Environment

Warm Springs tribes plan to lease land for massive solar energy project

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have initiated first steps into the solar energy industry. The tribes are…

Environment

Forest Service offers free snowshoe tours in the Ochocos

The Ochoco National Forest is offering the public an opportunity to snowshoe with a U.S. Forest Service ranger…

Environment

New Trump administration could bring shift in approach to Snake River dam breaching

The change from the Biden to the Trump administration is primed to alter the trajectory of salmon recovery…

Environment

Ocean waves to generate energy at test site near Newport

NEWPORT — At a moment when large offshore wind projects are encountering public resistance, a nascent ocean industry…

Environment

Gov. Kotek makes final plea to Biden to make Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument

Gov. Tina Kotek has made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a stunning stretch of…

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Bend’s turf war extends to testing drought-resistant grass varieties

There’s a rather unassuming strip of lawn next to the parking lot at St. Charles Bend. Most people…

Environment

Oregon winter range for wild horses debated before 9th Circuit

Wild horse advocates say the federal government has underestimated the amount of winter range available to a herd…

Environment

State approves new recycling rules to reduce packaging pollution, make producers pay for waste

Starting this summer, Oregonians across the state will begin to receive a standardized list of what can and…

Environment

DEQ fines companies for asbestos violations

SALEM — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in October fined two out-of-state companies for asbestos removal violations…

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