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$250M grant a boon for Warm Springs tribes to upgrade transmission infrastructure

The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have been awarded a $250 million grant by the U.S. Department of…

Environment

Habitat plan for western state forests could cost counties $18 million a year in timber revenue

To avoid major lawsuits under the federal Endangered Species Act, state and federal agencies have crafted a plan…

Crime & Justice

Federal, state officials investigating rash of poaching cases including 2 wolves

Wildlife officials are investigating a spate of recent poaching cases in Oregon, including two wolves that were illegally…

Environment

Forest Service updating decades-old plans for 3 forests in Eastern Oregon

BAKER CITY — Start with a swath of land more than twice as big as Rhode Island and…

Business

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…

Environment

West Coast states tell FERC to rescind OK of gas pipeline

West Coast states are asking federal energy regulators to retract their approval of a natural gas pipeline expansion,…

Environment

Central Oregon emerges as a state leader in utility solar energy production

Oregon has long been known as a renewable energy powerhouse, thanks mainly to its giant hydro dams on…

Environment

Environmental groups ordered to pay Forest Service litigation costs

Two environmental groups must pay about $4,600 of the U.S. government’s litigation expenses following the dismissal of their…

Environment

Federal funds headed to Central Oregon for two habitat restoration projects

Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, announced $4.1 million in federal funding Tuesday for…

Environment

Think Wild rehabilitates sick eagle and returns to the wild near Bend

A sick bald eagle found in a tree at Tumalo Reservoir earlier this month has been rehabilitated back…

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