Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is significantly understaffed and underfunded, state auditors find.
Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE
Amid drought, Oregon’s new water ‘strategy’ is light on strategy
As wells run dry, Oregon officials say they need more time and money to crunch numbers.
Oregon State University scientists discover metal capable of removing carbon dioxide from air
A process discovered by Oregon State University scientists could help improve nascent technologies in capturing carbon dioxide from the air to slow the impacts of global climate change.
More than two dozen Oregon lobbyists work for both sides on climate change, report finds
Lobbyists working for gas companies also work for conservation groups that are trying to combat climate change, a watchdog group found.
Oregon moves to restore, reinstate climate change regulations derailed by natural gas lawsuit
The landmark Climate Protection Program is effectively dead for the next year while state regulators redo the rulemaking and approval process.
Treasurer readies plan to get state pension fund to ‘net-zero’ greenhouse gas emissions
A state treasurer plan would balance investments in carbon-emitting industries with enterprises that cut or absorb emissions.
Salem saw a drier 2023 with May, August heat records
In Salem, long stretches of hot weather broke heat records in 2023. It was the hottest May yet for the city, and August tied for first with 2017, according to the National Weather Service’s year in review.
Court rules Oregon’s landmark climate change regulations invalid in case brought by gas utilities
The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a procedural error in approving the state’s Climate Protection Program invalidates the regulations.
OREGON NEWS: More protections coming for old-growth forests under federal plans
Changes to the U.S. Forest Service’s national and Northwest forest plans should protect more old-growth trees from wildfire and climate change.
Oregon cherry growers ask governor for disaster declaration after third bad season in a row
Climate change has not only limited Oregon’s cherry growing season but delayed California’s, leading the market to be flooded and prices to drop.