Fashion show honors Earth Day, benefits ‘Clothing Connection’ for COCC, OSU-Cascades
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students and staff will take to the fashion runway in honor of Earth Day during Central Oregon Community College’s annual…
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Climate activism is focus of upcoming COCC ‘Teach-In’
In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, Central Oregon LandWatch, the Environmental Center and a number of other conservation- and…
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Community conversations in Madras, elsewhere for Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy update
The Oregon Water Resources Department is seeking public input on updates to the state’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy – Oregon’s roadmap…
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Oregon DEQ marks Food Waste Prevention Week, says 1/3 of food in US is wasted
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Food Waste Prevention Week is April 10-16, and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is encouraging all people in…
Continue ReadingWashington shutters pot businesses due to old pesticide
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities…
Continue ReadingCalifornia seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban
By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon…
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University of Oregon receives $800K from EPA for wildfire smoke research facility
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the University of Oregon has received $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to…
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FlyFisher Foundation grant to enhance upper Trout Creek habitat for wild steelhead
The Deschutes River Conservancy announced Wednesday that flows in some of the most critical wild steelhead habitat will continue to be bolstered,…
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City of Bend sponsors ‘boot camp’ to train Home Energy Score assessors ahead of July 1 sales requirement
The City of Bend is sponsoring a Home Energy Score Assessor Boot Camp, led by Earth Advantage, to train those who wish to become qualified Home…
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Deschutes River Alliance presents webinar, voices concerns about ‘State of the Lower Deschutes River’
The Deschutes River Alliance presented the State of the Lower Deschutes River, an online presentation and discussion about the water…
Continue ReadingCaregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a…
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Oregon Water Resources Dept. seeks public input on rule changes for ‘critical groundwater areas’
When groundwater levels are low, the state of Oregon can declare critical groundwater areas to help preserve and protect water.…
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PacifiCorp files 2023 plan advancing path to a net-zero future
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — PacifiCorp filed Friday its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan with the six state utility commissions in the company’s service…
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EPA, Dept. of Energy honor GreenSavers of Bend as Energy Star partner of the year
 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring GreenSavers of Bend as an ENERGY STAR® partner of the…
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City of Bend places methane warning signs at sewer stations around town after fire last year
Several signs warning of methane gas have been put up around Bend. They were installed in response to a fire last year at the west Bend sewer lift…
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Merkley, Bonamici introduce legislation to ban asbestos
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen Jeff Merkley and Rep.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) teamed up to introduce the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023,…
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Crook County mine neighbors say operation contaminated water; Knife River, state agency dispute claims
Two-dozen neighbors of a mine northwest of Prineville, and their attorney claim mining operations have contaminated the their water. But a state…
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Juvenile black rockfish affected by marine heat wave – but not always for the worse, OSU study says
Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better during two…
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Oregon state forester proclaims April as Arbor Month, a great time to plant trees
State Forester Calvin Mukumoto has proclaimed all of April as Oregon Arbor Month, allowing lots of time for commemorative plantings and other…
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Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, OSU-led study shows
A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes…
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