PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from fires in Oregon and northern California. Smoke is expected to be worst in areas near ongoing fires, including the Mount Bachelor area and the Rail Ridge Fire (Dayville). The following areas are affected: Deschutes County
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to stop the logging of centuries-old trees on the Oregon coast. The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with the Blue and Gold logging project to cut down rare old-growth forests in the state’s coastal range. Grace Brahler, wildlands director with Cascadia
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon residents at risk from heat and wildfire smoke-related health issues had more ways to receive air conditioners, air filters and other devices this year. Oregon Health Authority distributed more than 10,000 devices ahead of and during 2024’s extreme summer weather events through new Oregon Health Plan climate benefits and the
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The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday it is seeking input on the Black Butte Ranch Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction project, a plan to treat 2,800 acres and reduce the threat of large wildfires to the resort community west of Sisters, which has been threatened by past blazes.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District said Tuesday it plans to conduct about 439 acres of brush mowing operations on the Sisters Ranger District in areas adjacent to Forest Service Road 2058 (Pine Street), the Sisters Tie Trail and Forest Service Road 1102 (Indian Ford Road). The work is slated to begin Wednesday
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists concludes in its annual report published Tuesday that the Earth’s worsening vital signs indicate a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis” and that “decisive action is needed, and fast.” The collaboration directed by OSU’s William Ripple and former postdoctoral researcher Christopher
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued another air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County due to smoke from new and older wildfires still burning around the region. DEQ said expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Thursday evening. DEQ and partner agencies will continue to monitor smoke
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center’s Garden for Every School program is pleased to announce that annual garden grants are open and accepting applications for school garden projects. Educators are encouraged to fill out an application online before November 15th for projects occurring in the 2024-2025 school year. Applications should be filled out using
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HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — just days after the largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed. Researchers determined that Chinook salmon began migrating Oct. 3
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Kerry Backsen has learned a thing or two over the years about running a combination feed mill, 1,300-acre farm, retail store and trucking company with his wife, Terry, on property they bought just over 20 years ago, just outside Culver.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In an important step toward fulfilling their Community Climate Action Plan, Bend city councilors passed a resolution Wednesday night committing to building all new or significantly renovated city-owned buildings with pollution-free electric equipment, rather than fossil fuels, supporters of the move said. The resolution, which received unanimous support from the council,
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Associated Press The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border. Through protests, testimony and lawsuits, local tribes showcased the environmental devastation due to the four towering
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County due to smoke from wildfires in the region. The La Pine area saw air quality plunge to the very unhealthy levels Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, improving later in the day, as did some Bend-area readings
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between childhood leukemia and levels of decaying radon gas, including those lower than the federal guideline for mitigation. The findings are important because there are few established risk factors for cancer in children and the role of
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next Tuesday, U.S. House Subcommittee on Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Chairman Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) are holding an oversight hearing in Redmond titled, “It All Depends on Water: Examining Efforts to Improve and Protect Central Oregon’s Water Supply.” Recently adopted revisions to state groundwater allocation rules
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday that she is directing state agencies to take all actions necessary and work cooperatively to fulfill the State of Oregon’s commitments to the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative. “The Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative is the result of a historic, unified partnership with sovereign Tribal nations and the states
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers said they wouldn’t bid and the state’s governor asked that all leasing activities stop. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management did not set a new date for the sale. It said the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of companies planning to bid on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Oregon coast has been dwindling as opposition to the plan remains strong. The federal government finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast in February. The move brought
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Agency urges boaters to clean, drain, dry all watercraft after use SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Quagga mussels, an aquatic invasive species, were detected a second time in the Snake River at Twin Falls, Idaho approximately 60 miles upstream from the Oregon border. According to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) the recent positive detection locations include
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To keep up with growing wastewater needs, the city of Redmond wants to create a wetlands complex on property northwest of the city now partially owned by the BLM. You can find more details, plus how to submit comments at this recent article.
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