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New Groundwater Rules in Oregon Will Impede the Dissipation of Existing Underground Supplies
Nearly 70 years after Oregon appealed to regulators to protect groundwater levels, the state’s Water Resources Commission (OWRC) has approved changes to existing…
Oregon’s Fire Season: 1.5 Million Acres Burned Across The State
With temperatures still rising over the Labor Day weekend, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek reminded Oregonians that fire season has a long way to go before it’s over.
2 Wind Energy Sites Off Southern Oregon Coast Up For Auction Come October
Following a federal environmental assessment finding that wind energy harvesting at two sites off the Southern Oregon coast would not pose a threat, on Thursday, the…
Middle Fork Fire 37% contained: Crater Lake North Entrance Reopen For Labor Day Weekend
UPDATE 3: Middle Fork Fire Update: 70% Contained, Covers 5,286 acres
Klamath Dam Breaches Near Completion: Salmon To Swim Freely For First Time In 100 Years
As the biggest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion, salmon will have a path to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border.
Ashland Tribal Youth Forestry Restoration Program Receives $700,000 in Federal Grants
The Ashland-based non-profit Lomakatsi Restoration Project (LRP) has received two grants of $700,000 from the Interior Department’s Youth Service Corps to support the…
Botulism And Bird Flu May be Causing Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge Bird Deaths
Refuge staff collected 500 dead birds from Sump1A, the largest water body in the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in far Northern California.
High Levels of Bacteria in Oregon’s Wagner Creek
Elevated levels of bacteria are being recorded in Oregon’s Wagner Creek in Talent that could have been caused by fecal matter.
