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Ashland to Be the Center of Wildfire Resilience Research After a $750,000 Grant
Ashland is a community that still feels the effects of the 2020 Almeda wildfire. While it’s a devastating event that everyone still remembers, some good is coming from it.
Oregon State University researchers are receiving $750,000 in…
Oregon Wildfire Victims Settle for $299 Million in Lawsuit Against PacifiCorp
When the Archie Creek Fire was started in 2020, roughly 170 homes were destroyed and 130,000 acres were burned to the ground. Along with it came many, many lawsuits against PacifiCorp, the parent company of Oregon electric utility Pacific…
More Electric Vehicle Charging Ports to Be Installed in Ashland in 2024
Love them or hate them, electrical vehicles have been on the rise. So much so, in fact, that Ashland is due to see a few more electrical vehicle charging ports in town come 2024. 22, to be exact, and Ashland isn’t the only one getting these…
The Many Ways Ashland’s Climate and Environment Policy Committee is Working to Reach Net Zero
As the disastrous effects of climate change continues to make itself known around the world, Ashland’s Climate and Environment Policy Committee is trying to do their part to halt its progress. How so? Well, for one, they’re aiming for net…
Toxic Vapors Could Kill Thousands If an Earthquake Were to Hit Portland, Report Says, Prompting…
It almost feels as though the amount of natural disasters is starting to climb as time goes on, and that’s because it is. Climate change has done its part so that natural disasters are becoming more of a constant than they have ever been.…
Oregon Leads The Way in Sustainable Textiles
The University of Oregon is developing a sustainable textile factory close by its Northeast Portland campus. It is a joint venture with NTX, a Singapore-based company, which is a leader in this field: having developed an environmentally…
Oregon State University Researchers Find the Answer to Rise in Gray Whale Deaths
The only thing harder to miss than a gray whale itself is the fact that their deaths have been on the rise as of late. These animals, some of the largest to have ever existed on earth, are washing up on the shores of the United States,…
Oncoming Heat Wave Threatens to Exacerbate the Current Oregon Wildfires
There are currently 25 different wildfires across the state of Oregon, which have burned a combined 51,000 acres and injured 33 people. Only two have reached 50% containment. At least, this is the information as of writing this.
I say…
Oregon Gas Company Fighting State Climate Regulations Using Ratepayer Money
Another day, another fight between fossil fuel companies and climate programs. It’s a dance that is seemingly never ending.
It’s understandable that many fossil fuel companies are fighting for survival in an encroaching future where…
Multnomah County, Oregon, Sues Oil Giants for $50 Billion Over Climate Change
According to Nasa, a staggering 97% of actively publishing climate scientists from around the world agree that global warming and climate change not only exist, but also are man-made. Because of this overwhelming consensus, we’ve already…