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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OSU receives $2.5 million grant to create wood stoves that burn more cleanly
A team of Oregon State University researchers has received a $2.5 million federal grant to work on reducing harmful emissions from wood-burning…
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Anonymous donor’s $10K funds cleanup of China Hat Road area; 18K pounds of trash removed
Earlier this summer, an anonymous local donor reached out to Discover Your Forest to organize a cleanup effort in the China Hat Road area of the…
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Central Oregon Locavore launches container reuse program to help reduce waste
Central Oregon Locavore has launched a new program to help reduce waste at the Locavore Indoor Farmers Market. The Container Reuse Program, launched…
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New report looks at impacts of 2020 wildfire smoke on Oregon communities
According to a new report from Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and OSPIRG Foundation, the Portland metro area suffered…
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DEQ’s new ‘Bad Apple’ campaign helps Oregonians save money by keeping foods fresher, longer
Spoiled food is costing Oregon households real money. In fact, every year the average household loses $1,600 by throwing away spoiled food. And while…
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Federal judge grants injunction halting commercial timber harvest near Walton Lake
A federal judge has stopped a commercial timber harvest near Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest, as the request of an environmental group.…
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Renewable diesel fuel coming to Bend: Some drivers excited, others hesitant
Diesel drivers in Bend soon will be able to fill up their tank with renewable diesel…
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Deschutes Land Trust to partner in statewide effort to aid imperiled Western monarch butterflies
The Deschutes Land Trust and Western Monarch Advocates have joined forces to boost habitat for the imperiled Western monarch butterfly in Oregon.…
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