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More People Die in Oregon from Wildfire Smoke Than Nearly Anywhere Else in The Country
More people die in Oregon, California, and Washington than anywhere else in the U.S. from inhaling particulate matter carried in wildfire smoke, with annual death rates between 130 and 5,100 according to a study published in the journal…
Oregon Lawmakers Reconsider Senate Bill to Ban Plastic Bags and Limit Single-Use Plastics Statewide
In a broader effort to curb plastic waste across the state, the Oregon House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment is reconsidering Senate Bill 551 that bans the distribution of plastic bags in grocery stores.
If passed, the bill…
Medford’s Volunteers Transform City Parks and Cemetery with Massive 1,400-Pound Trash Cleanup…
MEDFORD, Ore. — Twenty-seven Medford citizens spent over 140 hours cleaning up City parks and Eastwood Cemetery in March. The volunteers removed almost 1,400 pounds of trash and natural debris.
Medford’s Parks, Recreation and…
1950s Billboards Will Feature in This Year’s Keep Oregon Green Campaign
Organizers of the Keep Oregon Green campaign have decided to use billboards featured in the 1950s to make the public aware of fire safety regulations.
Together with federal, state, tribal, and local fire and emergency services, they will…
Oregon Farmers Push to Weaken Pesticide Bill as Environmentalists Fight to Protect Pollinators from…
A House Bill aimed at limiting the use of nicotinoids - synthetic pesticides designed to repel or kill insects and pollinators like butterflies and bees - is opposed by members of the Oregon Farm Bureau who are lobbying for changes to the…
Oregon Could Add Six Forever Chemicals to Hazardous List as Health Risks Spark New Regulations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is adding six perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its list of over 800 regulated contaminants as a precursor to creating regulations to limit exposure to them.…
Oregonians Can Help Eradicate Invasive Ivy at Sunset Bay State Park to Honor Earth Day
To honor Earth Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites Oregonians to join rangers at Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, to help remove invasive English ivy from the landscape.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon on…
Oregon Governor Proclaims April Arbor Month to Combat Tree Loss and Boost Community Health
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation yesterday proclaiming April 2025 to be Oregon Arbor Month, making the whole month of April a time to observe the importance of trees to the state's people.
Oregon Arbor Month Takes…
Mystery Poachers Slaughter Juvenile Blacktail Deer in Oregon’s Tillamook Forest Sparking Urgent…
The Fish and Wildlife Division (ODFW) of the Oregon State Police (OSP) has appealed to the public for help identifying the perpetrator/s of the unlawful killing of two juvenile blacktail deer on March 17 in the Tillamook forest in Clatsop…
NOAA Staff Cuts Threaten Oregon’s Marine Life and Wildfire Forecasting
The firing of National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff will have severe repercussions for the continued protection of Oregon marine life and weather forecasting crucial events such as wildfires.
This is the…