By Jake Goldstein Street, Washington State Standard OLYMPIA, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Trump administration told states late last week it was blocking money for electric vehicle chargers, including $52 million for Oregon and $71 million for Washington, one of the latest steps by the White House to halt Biden-era funding. The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Trumpeting could be heard throughout the Oregon Zoo’s Elephant Lands Wednesday afternoon as Rose-Tu introduced her new calf to Sung-Surin, also known as Shine. At 42, Shine is the oldest member of the herd. The three elephants greeted one another, touched trunks and shared a snack — hay for Rose-Tu and
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Eastern Lane, Eastern Linn, Eastern Marion, Northern Josephine counties, as well as La Pine due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said in a news release that it
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. This designation makes it the state’s second Community and the sixth International Dark Sky Place. Sisters joins Eastern Lake County (Phase 1 of the proposed Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary), Oregon Caves National Monument, the city of
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During the Bend Park and Recreation District Board meeting on Tuesday evening, one of the hottest topics on the agenda was the Mirror Pond Fish Passage. Kris Knight, Executive Director of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, who is overseeing the Mirror Pond Vision Fish Passage project, said the project is moving along nicely. “Right now,
Continue Reading La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for La Pine Tuesday due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said it expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday afternoon. Check current air quality
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project has been awarded the highly competitive Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Materials Management grant for its Reuse Bend initiative, with the maximum amount of $125,000 awarded, to implement the project over the next two years. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality awarded $1.2 million in Reduce, Reuse,
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Pahlisch Homes, one of the region’s largest developers, said Thursday it has dropped its state appeal of the city of Bend’s revised tree preservation code and will instead focus on collaboration “to achieve a balanced approach” toward protecting trees while not creating new obstacles to badly needed housing.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Klamath County, southern Lake County, and La Pine due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said it expects the air quality advisory to last until at least
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The Deschutes National Forest has signed the final decision for the West Bend Trails Project on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District west of Bend.
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BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} – The City of Bend hosted its pedestrian and bicycle open house Monday evening at the Element Bend Hotel. This particular project is really meant to help the bicyclists and pedestrians move about the city more freely, efficiently and most importantly, more safely. Changes are coming to Olney Avenue in northeast Bend
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Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that $2,556,496 is coming to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to supercharge electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Oregon. This federal investment from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will improve the reliability and accessibility of charging infrastructure for Tribal communities. “Electric vehicles mean cleaner
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An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will probably erupt by the end of this year, scientists say.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor is celebrating a stellar holiday season as recent storms have delivered nearly 5 feet of snow, bringing the snow base to an impressive 108 inches at the base and 135 inches at mid-mountain. With a total of 212 inches of snowfall so far this season, the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon is not just known for its breathtaking landscapes, it’s now leading the way in geothermal energy innovation. Mazama Energy, Inc. said Friday it has received a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind super-hot rock enhanced geothermal system on the western flank of
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Friday a $37.4 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for three projects to help improve drought resiliency through piping of Central Oregon irrigation canals. The projects, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act – the largest ever investment in climate – are expected to conserve almost 5,000 acre-feet of water annually in the Ochoco, Central Oregon and Tumalo irrigation
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend continues to be recognized as one of the country’s most sustainable live entertainment venues, recently earning four Live Nation 2024 Awards for environmental stewardship. A culmination of efforts put forth by the venue’s Green Team and supported by its Sustainability Sponsor, OnPoint Credit Union, Hayden Homes
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The city of Prineville is seeing an increase in EV chargers, with several grant-funded charging stations popping up around town over the past few years.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With recent snow and forecast continued cold and wet conditions, fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are planning again to complete pile burning in the Cline Buttes area, west of Tumalo and north of Highway 20, off Fryrear Road. This project is scheduled to begin on Monday,
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