White House: To help salmon, dams may need to be removed
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams…
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City of Bend seeks public input on proposed Home Energy Score program
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is considering a Home Energy Score Program to improve transparency around the energy cost of homes and…
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Destructive forest pest, the emerald ash borer, arrives in Oregon; public asked to report sightings
On June 30, Dominic Maze, an invasive species biologist for the City of Portland, was waiting outside a summer camp in Forest Grove to pick up his…
Continue ReadingThreatened wild bees get help from Washington researchers
By NICHOLAS TURNER The Seattle Times OKANOGAN-WENATCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. (AP) — Few creatures exist closer to the front lines of climate…
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OSU ecologists: carbon conservation work would be aided by highlighting threatened forest primates
Efforts to conserve the carbon stored in tropical forests would be enhanced by linking the work to the charismatic, threatened primates that live…
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COCC abuzz over national ‘Bee Campus USA’ designation
Central Oregon Community College earlier this year was named a Tree Campus USA — and now it’s been designated a Bee Campus USA as…
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OSU study: Birds warned of food shortages by nearby birds change physiology, behavior to prepare
Songbirds learning from nearby birds that food supplies might be growing short respond by changing their physiology, as well as their behavior,…
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Arnold Irrigation District plans earliest water shutoff in its 117 years, but canal piping could soon head that off
A cool, wet spring delayed, but won’t head off the earliest shutoff of the Arnold Irrigation District’s summer irrigation deliveries since the…
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La Pine getting $17.7 million in USDA loans, grants to expand sewer, curb groundwater contamination
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the city of La Pine will receive more than $17.7 million in loans and grants from the…
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Wyden, Merkley, Rosenblum dismayed by Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA ability to curb power plant emissions
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
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Environmental Center hosts discussion of new path to reach 100% renewable energy in Bend
The Environmental Center in Bend hosted an online gathering Wednesday night to discuss a new approach to renewable energy. The presentation was…
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OSU survey suggests charismatic Corvallis campus songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast, an OSU statistics…
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Federal judge halts logging of former Elliott State Forest tract sold to private timber firm
A U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling Tuesday preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting old-growth forest that was previously part of the…
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City of Bend proposes Home Energy Score requirement to help buyers make purchasing decisions
Homebuyers will have an easier time finding out how much they’ll be spending for a home’s energy…
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Deschutes County to host household hazardous waste disposal events in Sisters, La Pine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events next month in Sisters and La Pine,…
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New ‘community conversations’ series sheds light on Crooked River watershed
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new series of free, public events about the Crooked River watershed is coming to Prineville, starting this July. Your…
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OSU research looks at importance of large wood in streams for land-based animals
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Land managers have invested millions of dollars annually since the 1980s to place large pieces of wood back in streams,…
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City of Bend adding incentives — and penalties — to address issues with Bird e-bikes being left around town
One month in, Bend’s new Bird electric bike rental program has seen success, but not without some complaints about them being left scattered around…
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OSU team places second in Dept. of Energy Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
A group of Oregon State University students placed second out of 17 teams representing five countries in the Department of Energy’s 2022 Marine…
Continue ReadingReport: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…
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