Bend city councilors move forward with cross-town bikeways project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New routes for biking or walking in Bend were a hot topic for Bend city councilors this week. The…
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Bend’s Think Wild, E. Cascades Audubon Society find foster parents for orphaned kestrel chicks
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A week ago, Bend wildlife center Think Wild received a call about two nestling American Kestrels who had accidentally been…
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City of Bend reminds that Home Energy Score requirement for home sales begins July 1
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is reminding home sellers and buyers that the city’s new Home Energy Score Program goes into effect on…
Continue ReadingVerdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating…
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Talk about a Big Ol’ Fish! You can help celebrate Herman the Sturgeon’s 89th birthday
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Who doesn’t like a big fish story? This one is about a sturgeon in a pond at Bonneville Fish Hatchery. Herman the…
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Male yearling wolf that ‘lost its fear of people’ struck and killed by vehicle on state Hwy. 138 in S. Oregon
A male yearling wolf from the Indigo Pack who had lost its wariness of humans was struck by a vehicle and killed Tuesday on state Highway 138 near…
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OSU researchers find newly planted vegetation actually speeds dune erosion during extreme storms
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State…
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C.O. high school students build, race solar-powered car, striving to overcome setback
The Central Oregon Solar Car Team is a group of high schoolers who enjoy the challenge of building and racing solar-powered…
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Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project makes five Community Innovation Fund spring grants
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project offers three opportunities throughout the year to apply for the Community…
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$1 million state grant to fund solar energy system for Stevens Ranch Library
The Oregon Department of Energy recently awarded Deschutes Public Library a $1 million grant for construction of a powerful solar photovoltaic system…
Continue ReadingSee the numbers through the smoke: DEQ tracks how wildfire has worsened High Desert air quality in recent years
A look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data…
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OSU receives grant to study links between ocean changes, fish movement and geopolitical tensions
An Oregon State University researcher has been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead a study about the…
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OSU researchers find virus hidden in coral symbiont’s genetic material pose potential threat to reefs
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Microscopic algae that corals need for survival harbor a common and possibly disease-causing virus in their genetic…
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Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn’t assess prairie bird impact
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land…
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Public reminder: Central Cascades Wilderness Permit season begins June 15
The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests want to remind the public that the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit System goes into effect Thursday,…
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Deschutes National Forest seeks comments on new rounds of burns, thinning, other treatment on 275,000 acres
The Deschutes National Forest on Monday invited “scoping comments” on the Deschutes Fuels Maintenance Treatments Project, plans to conduct new rounds…
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Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial years…
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Biden landscape restoration funding includes $10 million for SW, SE Oregon BLM work to aid coho salmon, sage-grouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $10 million from the…
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Pacific Power submits to PUC inaugural plan to achieve net-zero emissions in Oregon by 2040
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pacific Power released plans Wednesday to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions for all electricity sold to Oregon consumers…
Continue Reading Oregon AG sues 21 cos., including 3M and DuPont, alleging PFAS contamination from firefighting foam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday sued 21 companies – including DuPont and 3M – involved in the manufacture of aqueous…
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