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Vast Aquifer Discovered in Oregon’s Cascades: Blessing for Water Supply, Risk for Volcanic…
University of Oregon scientists have discovered a huge aquifer beneath volcanic rocks in the Cascades that could favorably impact water supplies to consumers during drought and other extreme weather conditions.
More Than Four…
Ashland Poised to Become First City in Oregon to Introduce Youth-Led Pollution-Free Policy
ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland City Council is on the brink of adopting a pollution-free policy that will be the first of its kind statewide.
Carbon Emissions Fee
If the city council green lights the plan, owners of newly constructed…
Solar Farms Exploit Oregon Law to Claim High-Value Farmland
A loophole in Oregon state law allows developers to build large-scale solar farms on what should be protected high-value farmland.
34 Solar Projects Granted Exceptions
To date, every single one of the 34 solar projects have…
Oregon’s Offshore Drilling Ban Sparks Clash with Trump’s Energy Vision
Days before relinquishing the American Presidency to Donald Trump, President Joe Biden outlawed offshore drilling affecting 625 acres of federal waters – a move slated by the American Petroleum Institute as politically motivated.
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Klamath Basin Receives $50M Lifeline: Federal Funds to Combat Drought and Boost Water Resilience
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon's U.S. senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced this week that the Klamath Basin will receive a $50 million federal grant to support irrigators facing prolonged drought conditions.
Klamath…
Oregon Will Experience Extreme Weather Patterns – Soaring Temperatures and Ice Storms –…
Soaring temperatures and ice storms are the extreme weather patterns predicted by researchers, university professionals, agencies, and organizations in the seventh biennial assessment by the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (OCCRI).…
Oregon Senators Back a Climate Change Lawsuit to Stop the Violation of a Livable Environment for the…
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to reconsider a decade-old climate change lawsuit that will stop the ‘violation of the right of young people to a livable environment.’
Eleven of the 21 youths who brought the lawsuit are from…
BLM Adopts New Strategy To Help Endangered Northern Spotted Owl Recovery in Oregon
The Bureau of Land Management for Oregon & Washington (BLM) announced plans to implement a U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) strategy to responsibly manage barred owl populations, a significant threat to their northern spotted…
Oregon Wildfire Hazard Maps Classify 1.9 Million Taxable Properties in a Wildland Urban Interface
To tackle the challenges of wildfires, several Oregon state agencies are working with local and federal partners to protect residents and landscapes.
Residents in properties identified as high-hazard areas in the wildland-urban interface…
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Plan Approved By BLM Oregon & Washington
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved and issued the resource management plan and Record of Decision for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument for Oregon and Washington yesterday. The plan incorporates public input through several…