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Oregon and Washington Could Face Warmer, Drier Winter as El Niño Nears Historic Strength
Oregon and Washington could be heading into a warmer, drier winter as a strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean has a chance of becoming one of the strongest such events on record.
NOAA Warns El Niño Could Reach Historic…
Global Ocean Surface Temperature Breaks Record as Oregon Faces Elevated Marine Heatwave Risk
The global ocean is entering exceptional territory; El Niño is amplifying the tropical Pacific heat, and Oregon sits on the edge of a less certain- but still elevated- marine heatwave risk.
Elevated Marine Heatwave Outlook
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Oregon Adopts New Crab Fishery Rules After Whale Entanglements Raise Alarm
Oregon has adopted new measures aimed at reducing deadly whale entanglements in the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery.
Oregon Adopts New Whale Entanglement Regulations
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved…
Oregon Ash Trees Face Growing Threat as Emerald Ash Borer Reaches New Willamette Valley Sites
The highly destructive emerald ash borer (EAB) was found in three new communities across the northern Willamette Valley this month, and officials warn these can quickly spread to surrounding trees if measures aren’t put in place.
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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…