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Madras marks 30th year as a ‘Tree City USA’ community; Bend hits 20 years
Madras and Bend mark significant milestones as Tree City USA communities this year, reaching 30 and 20 years with that recognition,…
Continue ReadingMadras and Bend mark significant milestones as Tree City USA communities this year, reaching 30 and 20 years with that recognition,…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday it will temporarily suspend the Oregon Clean Vehicle…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a mint green milkshake just in time for St. Patrick’s Day — but that’s not all it’s “green” about. Here’s what Mountain…
Continue ReadingThe Bend City Council will begin to consider how to protect Bend’s urban tree canopy, a term that refers to the part of a city that is shaded by…
Continue ReadingOregon Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring air quality at the AmeriTies West railroad tie…
Continue ReadingJoin thousands of Oregonians this Earth Day for the Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances has generated an estimated $300 million as companies,…
Continue ReadingRiding on a school bus just became eco-friendly in Central Oregon. Students from Bend-La Pine Schools hopped on the district’s first electric…
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international…
Continue ReadingOregon State University and Sandia National Laboratory have received a three-year, $540,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore…
Continue ReadingResearchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have developed a dual-purpose catalyst that purifies herbicide-tainted water while also…
Continue ReadingThe Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington said Friday it is asking for input on plans to step up its aquatic and riparian restoration…
Continue ReadingThe first electric school bus for Bend-La Pine Schools — and the first east of the Cascades — is ready to hit the streets of Central Oregon, the…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday the availability of a draft recovery plan for the Oregon spotted frog and a 60-day public…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to block construction of the largest lithium mine in…
Continue ReadingThe Black Butte Ranch resort is appealing part of a $5,100 fine imposed earlier this year by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for…
Continue ReadingA new study of New Zealand blue whales’ vocalizations indicates the whales are present year-round in the South Taranaki Bight and their behavior…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has sided again with the Biden administration and a Canadian-based mining…
Continue ReadingA research team including a scientist from Oregon State University has provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star…
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more frequently, a shift that could…
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