The Port of Morrow was fined $1.3 million on Monday, Jan. 10, for repeatedly pumping too much nitrate-laced water onto farmland. (Port of Morrow) State officials said Tuesday that the Port of Morrow in northeast Oregon for years has spread excessive amounts of nitrate-laced wastewater on area farmlands in a[Read More…]
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Tested by one round, Oregon National Guard deploys for second tour in hospitals
Blaine Williams of 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment of the Oregon National Guard, helps health care technician Heather Smith change patient bedding at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg in August 2021. (Maj. W. Chris Clyne/Oregon National Guard) The Oregon National Guard is once again on the move to help the[Read More…]
Oregon reaches dire stage in pandemic as state issues guidelines for rationing care
A rising number of patients will need emergency and critical care in the days ahead, officials said Friday, Jan. 7. (Oregon Health & Science University) The Covid-19 pandemic in Oregon has reached a dire stage, with the Oregon Health Authority advising hospitals how to ration care when they run out[Read More…]
With Oregon residency in question, Kristof won’t share documents
Nick Kristof (right), Democrat running for Oregon governor, is being questioned about whether he has lived in the state long enough to qualify for office. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Gubernatorial candidate Nick Kristof won’t disclose tax and other records he says establish that he is legally qualified to run for[Read More…]
Omicron variant spreading faster than expected in Oregon, hospitals face surge of patients
Oregon Health & Science University issued a new forecast on Dec. 31, 2021, showing climbing hospitalizations for Covid. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks) Oregon goes into the new year with the omicron variant of covid spreading faster than expected, setting the stage for record hospitalizations through January, according to the latest forecast[Read More…]
Slowing effects of climate change among priorities for Oregon’s new watersheds director
The Klamath River watershed extends throughout south central Oregon to northern California and to the Pacific Ocean. It is one of many watersheds in Oregon that Lisa Charpilloz-Hanson will work to protect as new director of the state’s Watershed Enhancement Board. Lisa Charpilloz-Hanson learns best out in the field, which[Read More…]
Oregon buys 6 million at-home test kits to give away free through community outlets
Oregon officials announced Thursday, Dec. 30, that they have ordered 6 million test kits to distribute free. (iHealth Labs) SALEM – The Oregon Health Authority has ordered 6 million home test kits to be given away free to help detect the coronavirus, the agency announced Thursday. The kits, each containing[Read More…]
OHSU’s Covid hotline helps to save lives
Dr. Anthony Cheng set up Oregon Health & Science University’s Covid-19 hotline in March 2020. (OHSU) Seven days a week, nurses are ready with answers on a special hotline established to help Oregonians deal with Covid. Hundreds of calls come through every day on the free Covid hotline created in[Read More…]
OSU horticulturist helps Oregonians fortify lawns, landscapes for climate change
Oregon State University Horticulturist Weston Miller in his Portland garden. Miller stands next to a pineapple guava, a fruiting shrub from South America that can survive in Oregon’s now longer, warmer months. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Weston Miller is helping Oregonians plant for a future of more heavy rains, winds,[Read More…]
New Oregon forecast dials back hospitalizations for Covid – but still an omicron surge
Moderna vaccine doses at a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Centennial Park in Woodburn in April 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s bout with the omicron variant of the coronavirus will be less severe than expected but hospitalizations are still forecast to reach a system-straining peak in February. Oregon Health &[Read More…]