Over 900 feet of Mill Creek will be restored with native plants following an effort by a group of neighbors to secure grant funding.
Tag: ENVIRONMENT
Wildfires increase mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams, USGS study shows
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey looked at how wildfires impact mercury concentrations in headwater streams in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Gov. Kotek asks Biden to protect Oregon’s ‘Grand Canyon’ if Congress does not
Kotek wants the Biden administration to designate the Owyhee Canyonlands in southeastern Oregon a national monument if Congress won’t vote to protect it.
Drought in the West has cost hydropower industry billions in losses in two decades, analysis finds
Researchers estimated Oregon’s hydropower sector has lost more than $1.5 billion over the past two decades due to drought, which limits power generation.
Environmental regulators say NW Natural misleading customers about state climate credit program
In a newsletter, the state’s largest natural gas utility said Oregon’s carbon crediting program might not lead to pollution reductions, which regulators say is wrong.
Amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide that Oregon farmland absorbs overinflated, study finds
State and federal leaders have put millions into improving crops and soils so they absorb more carbon dioxide, but across the U.S. that would only cut 3% of agricultural emissions, researchers found.
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.
Environmentalists, customers raise concerns over new NW Natural hydrogen project to lower emissions
The state’s largest natural gas utility is attempting to blend low-emission hydrogen into natural gas in Portland to fight climate change, but many say it’s a bad bet.
Brooks garbage incinerator fined for exceeding emissions limits
State regulators said the Brooks plant, which is contracted by Marion County to dispose of much of the county’s garbage, exceeded acceptable pollutant emission levels on multiple occasions. The company has until Sept. 5 to pay the $22,800 fine.
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.
