‘It’s inflating at a pretty good pace’: Underwater volcano off Oregon coast likely to erupt this year, scientists predict
An undersea volcano off Oregon’s coast will probably erupt by the end of this year, scientists…
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Mt. Bachelor Reports Record Snowfall and Exciting Events for the New Year
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor is celebrating a stellar holiday season as recent storms have delivered nearly 5 feet of…
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Mazama Energy receives $20 million Dept. of Energy grant to test super-hot rock geothermal system at Newberry Volcano
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon is not just known for its breathtaking landscapes, it’s now leading the way in geothermal energy innovation.…
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Interior Department sending $37.4 million to three C.O. irrigation districts for canal-piping projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Friday a $37.4 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in…
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Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater earns 2024 Live Nation awards for sustainability, green practices
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend continues to be recognized as one of the country’s most sustainable live entertainment…
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Charging up: Prineville sees an increase in EV charging stations around the area, with the help of grants
The city of Prineville is seeing an increase in EV chargers, with several grant-funded charging stations popping up around town over the past few…
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BLM plans to finish delayed pile burning in Cline Buttes area
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With recent snow and forecast continued cold and wet conditions, fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management…
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Oregon DEQ’s Bad Apple Campaign returns to reduce food waste, boost budgets and benefit the environment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the holiday season approaches, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Bad Apple Campaign returns to help…
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Oregon ranked third-most bike-friendly state in the nation by League of American Bicyclists
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of American Bicyclists released their biennial 2024 Bicycle Friendly States Report & Ranking on Thursday,…
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26 more electric school buses will be rolling across Oregon, as EPA awards DEQ $6.54 million
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been selected…
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Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Millions of western monarch butterflies once visited Oregon and other Western…
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Historic town of Antelope certified as Oregon’s first International Dark Sky Community
ANTELOPE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The historic town of Antelope, Oregon has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International,…
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Oregon Zoo welcomes pair of orphaned cougar cubs found wandering in SW Washington
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo is a little fuzzier this week, as two orphaned cougar cubs settle in behind the scenes. Found wandering in…
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Trash tide rises over the holidays: Deschutes County Solid Waste offers ways to cut waste, celebrate sustainability
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While the holiday season is often a time for celebrating with friends and family, it is also a time when the Deschutes County…
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Gov. Kotek makes final plea to Biden to make Owyhee Canyonlands a national monument
By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect a…
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State approves new recycling rules to reduce packaging pollution, make producers pay for waste
Starting next summer, Oregonians across the state will begin to receive a standardized list of what can and cannot be recycled statewide, and owners…
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Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, partner start work on developing reservation’s first solar power project
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises, which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and…
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New OSU/USGS Harney Basin model, study sheds light on groundwater declines by linking irrigation decisions
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time…
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Bend’s Think Wild, coast wildlife center team up to rescue, rehab, release two rescued river otters back into the wild
Think Wild and Wildlife Center of the North Coast said Monday they are excited to announce the release in Central Oregon of two orphaned North…
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Testing turf: New C.O. collaborative water-saving experiment aims to transform landscape choices
 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As awareness of climate change and water shortages grows, many of us are taking a second look at our landscape choices. What…
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