Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle
Alex Baumhardt has been a national radio producer focusing on education for American Public Media since 2017. She has reported from the Arctic to the Antarctic for national and international media, and from Minnesota and Oregon for The Washington Post. She previously worked in Iceland and Qatar and was a Fulbright scholar in Spain where she earned a master's degree in digital media. She's been a kayaking guide in Alaska, farmed on four continents and worked the night shift at several bakeries to support her reporting along the way.
West Coast universities launch new Pacific offshore wind collaborative
Wave energy experts from Oregon State University will contribute to research, public information around marine ecosystem impacts of offshore wind.
Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds
State and federal agencies are coming around to Indigenous knowledge and science around the need for low-intensity fires to preempt severe ones.
Northwest tribes, feds dive into work on salmon revival in upper Columbia River
Chinook and sockeye salmon were once abundant in the Columbia River, but two dams decimated their numbers and it took years for an historic 20-year reintroduction plan to emerge.
State wildfire agencies prepared to respond to fire season but will need more staff in future
State wildfire leaders say they are struggling to attract more firefighters due to limited housing and low wages.
Leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts ask state to address ‘education funding crisis’
In a joint video released Monday, superintendents from Portland, Salem-Keizer, Bend-La Pine and Medford said they're concerned about current and future school budget reductions.
Demand for electricity in Northwest projected to grow 30% in decade, triple previous estimates
Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, according to a newly released report. That’s triple the prediction three years ago.
Tuition to rise again at Oregon’s seven public universities
Upcoming tuition hikes will give Oregon’s public four-year universities some of the highest costs in the West.
Oregon wildfire, smoke experts weigh in on future risks and 2024 season
Experts from the University of Oregon offered generally good news about wildfire risks for the West but uncertainty for Northwest.
High schoolers make up growing proportion of Oregon community college enrollment
At five of Oregon’s 17 community colleges, the teens made up 20% or more of their enrollment.
Elizabeth Steiner, Democratic treasurer candidate, wants more Oregonians to save
Oregon's legislative budget writer said as treasurer she’d double the number of kids with college savings accounts and start a baby bonds program.