Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a…
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Warm Springs Tribes voice relief that lower Deschutes sampling found water quality among ‘best in the nation’
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation on Monday shared the results of a report that tested water…
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State agencies issue Lower Umatilla Basin nitrate reduction plan
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The State of Oregon, through collaboration between the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon Department of…
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Wyden, Merkley announce $200,000 federal award for Farmers Conservation Alliance efforts in Central Oregon
 WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday the Farmers Conservation Alliance in Bend has earned a $200,000…
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Oregon Wildlife Federation promotes three wildlife crossing projects, one on Hwy. 20 in Central Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildlife move around their habitat for food, shelter and to find mates, the roads and highways that crisscross our state…
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Deschutes County Solid Waste to host inaugural ‘Drop It, Swap It’ event on Sept. 28
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Solid Waste is encouraging county residents to gather their gently used, unwanted items and participate in the…
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Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District puts first tax measure on Nov. 5 ballot, seeking stable funding source
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District said Monday it has placed Measure 9-176 on the Nov. 5 ballot, asking…
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The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining…
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Wolf poaching on the rise, affecting Oregon recreation, conservation group says
Groups in Oregon are warning wolf poaching poses a threat, not just to the creatures targeted but to people who enjoy the…
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Governor Kotek declares drought emergency in Lake County, second of the year, after Jefferson
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Lake County through Executive Order 24-26, and directed state agencies to…
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Despite rain, Oregon DEQ continues air quality advisory for Deschutes County; fewer areas of state hit by smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for the following areas due to smoke…
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Think Wild looks at how wildfires, smoke affect Central Oregon wildlife, offers ways you can help them out
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite summer winding to an end, wildfire season is rearing its head again, as many more wildfires have popped up throughout…
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‘The sky was very apocalyptic’: Downtown Bend businesses, visitors talk about our smoky conditions
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several days of this lingering smoky haze are taking a toll on people and businesses in downtown Bend. Smoke from the recent…
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DEQ continues air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke for much of Central Oregon, state
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued a new air quality advisory…
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Poll finds widespread support for sage grouse protections in Oregon, West
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new poll indicates strong support for protections of the West’s greater sage…
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Wildlife benefits from unique state agency partnership to enhance critical habitat
VENETA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Purple martins, bats, bees and other common and uncommon wildlife are seeing benefits of a high-elevation meadow in the Oregon…
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Not a baaaa-d gig: Sheep brought in to eat and clear the weeds from beneath COCC-Redmond’s solar panels
Some sheep have it made in the shade as they’ve been brought in to eat the weeds growing under the solar panels at COCC’s Redmond…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for much of state; C.O. smoke expected to worsen Sunday, into next week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from fires in Oregon and…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for Crook, Deschutes counties as wildfire smoke returns to much of High Desert
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a break of clear skies for several days, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory…
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Interior Department announces first-ever Oregon wind energy lease sale at two sites off southern coast
 WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — In what the Interior Department called “the latest step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum…
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