Cascades East Transit reimagines ‘mobility hubs, eyes possibility of electric buses down the road
Cascades East Transit is working toward renewable fuel options, so you might see electric buses rolling down High Desert streets one…
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Greener lights due for Redmond? Councilors OK next steps toward LED streetlights
Much of the city of Redmond could soon get a better look at the starry nighttime skies, as city councilors decided Tuesday evening to move forward…
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Settlement talks fail in Oregon youths’ anti-US climate suit
Oregon-based youth climate activists say settlement talks with the U.S. Department of Justice have failed, six years after they first filed a federal…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 countries agree to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 at COP26
By Ivana Kottasová and Angela Dewan, CNN More than 100 world leaders representing over 85% of the planet’s forests committed on Tuesday to…
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COP26 climate talks off to an ominous start after weak G20 leaders’ meeting
By Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor It was in the city of Glasgow that Scottish engineer James Watt improved the workings of the steam…
Continue ReadingCOP26 climate talks off to an ominous start after weak G20 leaders’ meeting
By Angela Dewan, CNN International Climate Editor It was in the city of Glasgow that Scottish engineer James Watt improved the workings of the steam…
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‘Historic’ deal reached to overhaul Oregon’s private forest management
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An agreement has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million acres of private…
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Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to enact emergency…
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ODFW, OSU, California collaborate in recovery efforts for imperiled coastal martens
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and partners will expand research efforts on the coastal subspecies of pacific marten in southwestern…
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Container ship loses 40 shipping containers overboard near the Strait of Juan de Fuca
The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard said Sunday they responded and have been monitoring a container vessel that lost 40 containers overboard during…
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Glass recycler reaches deal with Oregon to curb pollution
By MONICA SAMAYOA Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An agreement between the state of Oregon and a glass recycling plant in Portland…
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Parties in federal salmon lawsuit seek pause in litigation
Parties in a lawsuit involving dams on the Columbia and Snake river system are asking a federal court for a pause in litigation.…
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‘Super HotRock’ at Newberry Crater could be first renewable energy source of its kind
The only energy source of its kind in the world could take shape in Central Oregon in coming…
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Sisters Ranger District releasing Green Ridge landscape restoration project assessment
The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will release Friday a draft environmental assessment of the Green Ridge Landscape…
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OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute to develop wildlife distribution models for wind energy efforts
Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute has been awarded a $2 million grant to collect data about distribution and density of marine…
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Waste hauled from Bend brewers, restaurants, other sources could generate power one day
Ever thought about how waste from a brewery can actually be used on a…
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Deschutes River Conservancy organizes yearly fall fish rescue, saving 100s of stranded fish
Every year, Central Oregon irrigation districts reduce the river flow in the Upper Deschutes River from Wickiup Reservoir to Bend to prepare for the…
Continue Reading OHA, DEQ to monitor 150 drinking water systems, 6 in C. Oregon, for PFAS chemicals
The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday they are teaming up on a project to monitor small public…
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PGE, Warm Springs Tribes give $1 million for Crooked River salmon habitat restoration project
Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, co-owners of the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project on the Deschutes…
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C. Oregonians react to OSU study that says sunscreen with zinc loses effectiveness, becomes toxic
Sunscreen that includes zinc oxide, a common ingredient, has been found to lose much of its effectiveness and becomes toxic after two hours of…
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