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Medford Climate Change Plan: City Forewarns Swift Gains Or Losses To Population Numbers
MEDFORD, Ore. — Dealing with many red flags, a stark warning that emerged from a meeting of the Medford City Council on Thursday night was the need for the city to plan for two very different possibilities: An increase in the population, or…
Pacific Northwest Potentially Facing Energy Droughts According To Research
“Energy Droughts”- a phenomenon that is predicted in wind and solar energy production, occur when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow respectively in these two energy sources. Research by the Pacific Northwest National…
Orca Newborn Seen In Puget Sound: A Rare Sight
A rare spotting of a baby orca was reported near President Point in Puget Sound this week by Brad Hanson, wildlife biologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, confirming the birth of a new calf to the J Pod- one of…
Oregon State Grant Is Being Made Available To Eligible Fire Victims Of The 2020 Labor Day Fires
A windstorm blustered across Oregon on Labor Day in 2020, simultaneously igniting 5 megafires and twelve others. Within days, over a million acres were scorched- including forests and homes. Taking 11 lives and destroying more than 4,000…
Oregon’s Winter Whale Watch Week is Here: Staying Safe on The Beach
Around 14,500 gray whales were seen off the Oregon coast last year during Whale Watch Week, and it's 2023's turn to look out for the thousands of gray whales that are migrating south from Alaska to reach the warmer waters off Baja in…
Federal Protection of Old Growth Forests in Oregon Extended
Five amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan- encompassing 20 million acres in 17 national forests in Oregon, Northern California, and Washington were disclosed last week. Approved in 1994, the initial plan was drafted on account of…
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…