Helt only Oregon House GOP member to appear for night session
Most Republican lawmakers refused to attend a Tuesday night session of the Oregon House of Representatives amid a slowdown over anger at a sweeping…
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Buehler blasts Brown’s ‘radical’ call to breach 4 Snake River dams
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she is in favor of removing four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in Washington state, a position blasted as…
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‘Take Care Out There’: New state campaign urges responsible recreation
The Oregon Outdoor Recreation Network on Friday launched a new campaign, “Take Care Out There,” to encourage responsible outdoor recreation by…
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Merkley, Wyden want to take Oregon’s Bottle Bill national
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of a pair of bills that offer multiple pathways to tackling…
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Oregon timber companies, environmentalists sign ‘historic’ pact
Environmental groups and timber companies in Oregon, which have clashed for decades, on Monday unveiled a road map for overhauling forest practice…
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BPRD may close some user-created river access spots
The Bend Park and Recreation District said Monday it is planning for recreational access and riparian habitat restoration at parks along the…
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Wyden: More than 15,000 nominations for wild, scenic rivers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he has received more than 15,000 nominations for more than 4,000 miles of rivers and streams in Oregon that…
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Salem hearing on climate bill draws big crowd
So many people flocked to the Oregon Capitol to testify Saturday at a public hearing on a climate change bill that the allotted time for each to…
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Large trucker convoy rolls into Salem for cap-and-trade protest rally
Hundreds of protesters, backed by a large convoy of empathetic truckers, converged at the Oregon Capitol Thursday morning to stage a rally and…
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USFS drops proposed C.O. wilderness permit fees
Citing a too-tight timeline, a plan to impose fees as part of a limited entry system for some heavily used wilderness areas in the Oregon Cascades…
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Oregon whale license plate sales raise $300K for OSU research
Nearly 10,000 Oregonians have purchased gray whale license plates since they went on sale a year ago, providing critical support for Oregon State…
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Scientists: Photos of ‘king tides’ globally show risks of climate change
Amateur scientists worldwide are documenting what will happen to Earth as climate change melts the polar ice caps and sea levels rise.…
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Some Oregon ag voices back ‘cap and invest’ bill
With tensions high in Salem as lawmakers begin work on a cap-and-invest bill, one organization is reminding legislators that voices in agriculture…
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C.O. truckers convoy set to protest new cap and trade bill
A convoy of truck drivers, farmers and others from Central Oregon opposed to the revised, still-controversial “cap and trade” climate change…
Continue Reading Environmental debate likely to dominate Oregon Legislature
The Oregon Legislature convened its 2020 session Monday, with majority Democrats saying their top priority is legislation aimed at stemming global…
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New Oregon data, map show areas at high risk for radon
New Oregon radon data show that many regions of the state are at moderate risk of having high radon…
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Oregon DEQ fines La Pine councilor Shields $18K for illegal disposal site
La Pine City Councilor Mike Shields has appealed an $18,000 fine by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for having an unpermitted solid…
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Energy co. withdraws permit application for Oregon pipeline
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Canadian energy company has withdrawn its application for a permit from state authorities in Oregon for a controversial natural…
Continue ReadingWalden praises EPA’s new waterways definition
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Thursday applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its new definition of “Waters of the United…
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Madras gets electric vehicle fast-charging station
Pacific Power and the Madras-JC Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to ensure electric vehicle drivers have another fast, convenient place to power up…
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