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Turmoil continues around Greg Smith as public officials spar over his performance
Greg Smith, a Republican state legislator, saw his paycheck cut for his full-time job at a Boardman public agency. Now, officials are trying to figure out who he actually works for in the latest controversy over his work.
Oregon’s largest natural gas company said it was going green. It sells as much fossil fuel as before.
This story was originally published by ProPublica and is reprinted under a Creative Commons license. Seven years ago, Oregon’s biggest natural gas company set out to convince lawmakers and residents that an abundant new source of green energy was out there, just waiting to be…
‘For a while, it looked like the whole world might burn’
In Oregon, grassland blazes are now sapping state resources.
Washington and Clackamas counties sue Oregon Health Authority over Measure 110 funding
Officials with the two Portland-area counties worry they’ll lose millions under a new funding formula set to go into effect next year.
Land Board approves ‘precedent setting’ plan to put Elliott State Forest in a carbon market
A decision which officials said would fight climate change makes Oregon the second state after Michigan to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful emissions while selling carbon credits for revenue.
Gov. Kotek, Oregon Health Authority project another 465 new treatment beds
Oregon needs to nearly double its behavioral health beds to meet demand, according to a state-commissioned study.
Woman’s suicide after repeated 911 calls reveals gaps in Bend’s lauded crisis response system
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of suicide. At first, the police officer stepping into Pamela Antoni’s empty one-bedroom apartment observed nothing out of the ordinary. The air was cool and smelled fresh. Clothes hung in the shower and a packed bag sat on the…
Sharp divide in Oregon over bill to step up logging to prevent wildfires
Republicans are backing a proposal to scale back environmental regulations to thin forests while Democrats and environmentalists want to fund community preparedness.
Oregon joining bipartisan group of states suing TikTok over accusations of addicting young people
Oregon's attorney general is alleging TikTok violates the state's consumer protection laws through manipulation and a deliberately addictive design.