Deschutes County commissioners met Wednesday morning to adopt a countywide state of emergency that brings continued attention to the ongoing drought…
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week announced Oregon will receive $18.9 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a Nevada lithium…
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A collaboration led by an Oregon State University College of Forestry researcher has used very-high-resolution satellite imagery to develop a machine…
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When it comes to light bulbs, a change that’s been underway for years will accelerate this summer, as new federal rules require consumers and…
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An international collaboration led by Oregon State University scientists has identified 27 global warming accelerators known as amplifying feedback…
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The gate to the popular Phil’s Trail recreational area west of Bend is sparking a “petition debate” of sorts online, as one gathering signatures to…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — “I named this one Daisy and that one there Lucy,” said high school student Laura Hernandez, pointing to two Douglas-fir…
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Soil is the Earth’s second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it’s moisture, not…
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Oregon Department of Forestry staff recently completed an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia)…
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TC Energy is a Canadian company looking to expand a 60-year-old natural gas pipeline that passes just east of Bend, but climate activists are…
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Many Central Oregon farmers and rangers are still feeling the impacts of the ongoing drought, despite a fair amount of winter snow and rain on the…
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Destination resorts have been a controversial topic for decades in Central Oregon, and now that Bend has officially topped 100,000 residents, a…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a lithium…
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The city of Eugene, Oregon, will join other local governments throughout the country in phasing out gas appliances in some…
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new bill in Congress would add greater protections to the Smith River and its…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Researchers have pinpointed two intervals when ice and ocean conditions would have been favorable to support early human…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting,…
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created from fossil fuels,…
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A Bend business known for sustainability has a new venture: It’s making furniture from the plastic handles that hold your six-pack together.…
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