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Oregon Owyhee Canyonlands Receives Federal Protection After Years of Negotiations and Failed…
After five years of negotiations and three failed attempts, the U.S. Senate has finally received unanimous approval for federal protection of Southeast Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands.
The victory on Friday night was announced by Oregon…
Portland Set to Approve $300 Million in Climate Action Projects This Week
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council is set to approve grants totaling $300 million as part of its commitment to climate action through large-scale investments that will benefit the lives of its residents at its meeting on Wednesday.…
Guest Opinion: There’s More We Can be Doing to Protect Gray Whales in Oregon
By Ian Giancarlo | environmentoregon.org
Of all animals, few travel as far every year as Pacific gray whales. Every year, they migrate between the warm waters off Mexico to colder ones off Alaska, and back. That's an astonishing number…
Kelp Forests are Fast Disappearing Along the Oregon Coastline
More environmental monitoring is needed to understand the impact of climate change on Oregon’s disappearing kelp forests.
Oregon Has Lost Two-Thirds of its Bull Kelp Forests
Oregon has lost two-thirds of bull kelp forests along…
New Oregon Solar Farm Can Supply 800,000 Homes with Emission-Free Electricity
One of the country’s biggest solar farms will be established in Oregon which will have sufficient capacity to provide 800,000 homes with emission-free electricity for a year.
The Project will be in Morrow County
The solar farm…
Oregon Ecosystem Efforts Get $10M Federal Funding Boost
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) America the Beautiful Challenge has awarded $10,105,326 in federal funding to support four projects that enhance Oregon's ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts.
America…
Thursday’s Tsunami Warning is a Reminder that Oregon Coast Has Experienced 21 Tsunamis Since 1854
Although Thursday’s tsunami warning was canceled about an hour later, Oregonians should remember that their coastline has been subjected to 21 tsunamis since 1854.
In the wake of the tsunami warning along the Oregon-California coastline,…
Oregon Stakeholders Are Pinning Hopes that the Biden Administration Will Save the Owyhee Canyonlands
In the final weeks of the Biden Administration, speculation is rife that the outgoing U.S. President will enact a proclamation to safeguard the Owyhee Canyonlands in Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada, from intrusion by mining, solar, and wind farm…
Oregon Regulators Pause Zero Carbon Emission Truck Rules
Following the adoption of temporary Clean Truck Rules last week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) commission has now delayed the implementation of the zero carbon emission truck rules to give manufacturers more time to…
Oregon To Cut 90% Of Fossil Fuel Pollution By 2050
Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) adopted the Climate Protection Program yesterday, endorsed by Governor Tina Kotek.
The program aims to significantly reduce climate pollution emanating from fossil fuels. The state has a…