Tag AROUND OREGON
Future of clean trucks, buses facing key agency vote in November
A truck stops at the weigh station at the Woodburn port of entry. (Sam Stites/Pamplin Media) A future with electric garbage trucks and school buses and less polluting freight trucks is up for a vote in November by the state Environmental Quality Commission. The commission…
Auditors find that Oregon state agency handled wildfire cleanup well despite complaints
Oregon Highway 22 was closed following the Beachie Creek Fire while authorities dealt with burned trees along the Santiam Canyon as well as damaged guardrails and pavement. (Oregon Department of Transportation photo) A report released Wednesday by state auditors largely praises how the Oregon Department…
National parks nominee from Oregon pledges to ramp up workforce, improve staff morale
Charles Sams III of Oregon is slated to lead the National Park Service, including Crater Lake National Park. (National Park Service) President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the National Park Service told a U.S. Senate panel Tuesday he would work to rebuild the agency’s workforce,…
Urban hospitals in Oregon lose hundreds of employees over mandate but largely adjust
Treatment rooms for seriously ill patients in the Salem Hospital emergency department are larger to allow more people and medical equipment inside (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s urban hospitals have lost hundreds of employees and some have consolidated services over the state’s vaccine mandate but they’re…
Federal judge rejects last-ditch effort to block Oregon Covid vaccine mandate
Lane Hawkes, emergency room nurse, receives a Covid vaccine at Salem Hospital on Dec. 17 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A federal judge on Monday struck down a last-minute attempt to block Oregon’s vaccination mandate for teachers, health care workers and state employees, while another heard arguments…
Shortage of bus drivers the latest staffing challenge for Oregon schools
School buses parked in the Salem-Keizer School District lot on Hawthorne Avenue (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A shortage of bus drivers in many parts of the state have shown just how valuable the ride to and from school is. Districts and bus companies have been forced…
Oregon state Sen. Betsy Johnson to launch independent campaign for governor
State Sen. Betsy Johnson, center, attends the dedication Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, July 23, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Moderate Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson will leave her party and run for governor as an independent, she told supporters…
Facing threats, superintendents and school boards turn to legislature, law enforcement
An Aug. 26 school board meeting in Oregon’s North Bend School District drew large crowds to discuss a resolution opposing the indoor mask mandate and a resolution banning the teaching of critical race theory. (North Bend School District YouTube) The North Bend School Board didn’t…
OREGON NEWS: Report shows parts of Oregon spent months last year with elevated air pollution levels
Smoke from fires in southern Oregon during 2020 settle over a farm further north in Washington. (Peter Stevens, Flickr) Klamath Falls had as many elevated pollution days as cities like Phoenix, Cincinnati and San Antonio in 2020, according to a new report. The non-profit Environment…