Tag CLIMATE CHANGE
New report scrutinizes lobbyists working for NW Natural gas and for public health, climate groups
Watchdog groups are calling for the state to require more transparency from lobbyists who work for fossil fuel companies as well as governments and environmental groups fighting against climate change.
Rising heat, dry land pose wildfire risk for Salem area, climate experts say
Experts predict that climate change will drastically reduce the amount of snow Oregon gets in the coming decades, limiting how much water is stored for use in Salem and throughout the state.
Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report
The Seventh Oregon Climate Assessment from state and federal scientists and researchers evaluates the what the future could look like based on increasingly precise forecasts.
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.
This July was Salem’s hottest ever
Climate change fueled an early July heat wave leading to one of the worst fire seasons in the state, climate experts said.
Climate change a growing public health threat in Oregon, but state adapting, report finds
More Oregonians are visiting emergency rooms because of the impacts of excessive heat and poor quality from wildfires. Rural and elderly Oregonians and Oregonains of color are hit hardest.
Climate change devastating to some marine species, OSU study indicates
Certain species failed to recover after a near record heat wave that stretched from Alaska to Baja California and an epidemic that decimated certain starfish populations.
Oregon DEQ under resourced to face enormity of climate change challenges, audit finds
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality is significantly understaffed and underfunded, state auditors find.
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.