The U.S. Department of Energy recognized Deschutes Brewery on Monday for committing to reduce portfolio-wide greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% within 10 years and to work with DOE to share successful solutions and decarbonization strategies.
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Working with the help of a federal grant from the USDA Forest Service, the Oregon Department of Forestry has been gathering seeds from Oregon ash trees from throughout the state. The goal is to preserve its gene pool before a destructive pest arrives which may wipe out the tree.
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The likelihood of hot, dry and windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% since the mid-1800s due to human-caused climate change, new computer models show.
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The Worthy Garden Club announced Tuesday that is has granted $100,000 to Dr. Beverly E. Law, Professor Emeritus at Oregon State University to complete essential forest carbon research as part of a larger effort addressing urgent issues in climate change.
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Democrats who control the Oregon Legislature are proposing to give Republicans $100 million to spend essentially as they see fit in their rural Oregon districts.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio and Suzanne Bonamici this week asked the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture to follow congressional intent in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to protect and restore old-growth forests, as well as protect other carbon-rich mature forests in Oregon and nationwide.
Continue ReadingA comprehensive new map and report tracking whale migrations around the globe highlights where they go in the high seas and the cumulative impacts the animals face from industrial fishing, ship strikes, pollution, habitat loss and climate change.
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At its February meeting, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council adopted its 2021 Northwest Power Plan to ensure a reliable and economic power supply for the region.
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Severe drought conditions are making things increasingly difficult for Central Oregon ranchers and farmers like Dennis Fast, the owner of Sky Hawk Ranch in Redmond.
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A new study by Oregon State University scientists outlines a key advance in turning apple waste into an environmentally friendly packaging material that could serve as an alternative to plastic.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Salem has issued a fine of more than $138,000 for the removal of 100-plus trees in south Salem. The Statesman Journal reports according to the city, 48 of those trees were Oregon white oaks, which are protected. The fine was issued to the property owners, property manager and a local tree
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The city of Bend is working on a plan to establish goals, timelines and strategies to transition to electric vehicles across the community. Learn more and find an online feedback form at: https://ktvz.com/news/bend/2022/02/08/city-of-bend-developing-electric-vehicle-readiness-plan-holding-public-meeting/ On a related note, this news release was issued Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden: Wyden, Merkley: Oregon to Receive $7.7 Million for
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The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has granted $488,500 to Sustainable Northwest’s new program for regenerative ranching, which aims to become the nation’s largest regenerative ranching program, covering 100 ranches and 6.5 million acres by 2025.
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend is inviting the community to learn more about the Bend Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan under development at a public meeting Thursday and can provide input to inform the plan online through March 11.
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Funding for the Deschutes River Conservancy was included in a $20.5 million package for a suite of 13 drought resiliency projects in five Western states, the organization said Monday as it outlined details of the project, while noting that he Deschutes Basin was the only project site to be selected in Oregon.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $25 million to eight groups for the testing of wave energy technologies at Oregon State University’s PacWave South facility off the central Oregon coast near Newport.
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On Jan. 12, 2021, Oregon Parks Forever, a statewide nonprofit, announced the establishment of the Wildfire Tree Replanting Fund. The goal of the fund is to plant at least One Million Trees. Each dollar donated will plant a tree!
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The Central Oregon Irrigation District is raising its rates over the next four years because it is losing hydropower contracts.
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The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday its initial 2022 selection of 13 projects for $20.5 million in grants to build long-term drought resiliency, including $1.37 million toward establishment of the Central Oregon Water Bank for the Deschutes River Basin.
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A new study has found a steep decline in the development of forest and agricultural land from 2000 to 2015, compared to the previous two decades, which resulted in a broad shift towards denser development patterns throughout the U.S. A primary culprit was rising gas prices.
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