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Bipartisan Backlash Stops Dismantling of Oregon Coast Scientific Monitoring Instruments
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to cut funding to a climate-related program – dismantling 900 scientific weather monitoring instruments off the Pacific Northwest coastline in Oregon and elsewhere – has backfired after a successful…
Klamath River Dam Removal Was Not an Instant Cure as Fish Parasite Threatens Young Salmon
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Monitoring of the Klamath River continues after elevated levels of a potentially dangerous fish parasite were detected. The Karuk Tribe confirmed that the river still needs time and water to heal following the dam…
NSF Starts Removing Oregon Coast Research Buoys After Trump Cuts Ocean Monitoring Funding
With scientists scheduled to start dismantling the first research buoy of a sprawling ocean monitoring system off the Oregon coast today, state Senator Jeff Merkley is spearheading a bipartisan initiative demanding the National Science…
Deadly Longview Tank Implosion Sends Chemical Leak Into Columbia River Along Oregon-Washington…
Following a chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Facility in Washington on Tuesday morning, officials confirmed that chemicals had leaked into the Columbia River.
Longview Tank Implosion Led to Chemical Leak In Columbia…
Oregon Water Providers Get More Time to Remove Forever Chemicals From Drinking Water
Oregon water utilities will be given two additional years, until 2031, to meet Biden-era limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water.
The additional breathing space has been announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),…
Oregon Lithium Drilling Plan Near Nevada Border Faces Lawsuit Over Water and Wildlife Risks
Environmentalists are fighting a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision to allow an Australian lithium mining company to build 168 drill sites, 21.5 miles of new roads, and pump 18,000 gallons of groundwater daily in the McDermitt Caldera…
Severe 2026 Wildfire Season Could Be Ahead for Oregon, Leaders Warn
At a meeting at the Oregon Department of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Oregon wildfire leaders warned that the state is heading into what could be a severe 2026 wildfire season, and urged Oregonians to prepare now.
Severe 2026…
Hot Dry Summer Set to Push Already Stressed Oregon Trees Closer to the Edge
The Oregon Department of Forestry has noted that this summer's anticipated hot, dry weather- similar to 2015’s peak high temperatures and drought- will put trees in Oregon under more of the chronic stress they've been experiencing from hot…
Klamath Basin Farmers Told to Idle Tens of Thousands of Acres as Water Crisis Deepens
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — As the Klamath Falls Basin deals with low snowpack and limited water supplies, farmers have been asked to leave tens of thousands of acres idle, forcing them to abandon profitable crops.
Klamath Falls Basin…
Toxic Mercury in Oregon Waterways Could Rise After Trump Administration Loosens Power Plant Rules
A 21-state and local government coalition- including Oregon, a state already suffering from out-of-state pollution- filed a lawsuit yesterday after the Trump administration weakened federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants…