An OSU professor wants to produce a long-lasting battery that doesn’t use lithium, cobalt or nickel and that might store more energy than current batteries like those used in electric vehicles.
Tag: ENVIRONMENT
Oregon environmental commission rules out air pollution regulations for large dairies
The Department of Environmental Quality said the state should wait for rules from U.S. authorities.
NW Natural scraps plans for blended hydrogen and natural gas project in Eugene
Oregon’s first green hydrogen production project has been shelved after public pushback over potential environmental and health impacts.
Oregon natural gas providers raising residential rates up to 25% this fall
On Nov. 1, NW Natural, the state’s largest natural gas utility, will raise residential rates about 14%, and then another 11% in March, affecting about 600,000 people.
State’s first green hydrogen project could be among most expensive attempts to cut emissions
A large gap exists between the costs and benefits of NW Natural’s plan to produce and blend green hydrogen into natural gas for customers in Eugene.
Student environmentalists hosting festival honoring the Oregon oak this weekend
This will be the group’s first “Oak Fest,” a three-day event honoring and providing activities related to the Oregon oak.
Feds give Oregon cities, environmentalists $1.8 million to tackle toxic waste in Columbia River
The money is part of $79 million going to seven states that comprise much of the Columbia River basin, which is contaminated, during the next five years.
One of North America’s most destructive bugs arrives in Oregon
Emerald ash borer tracks in the bark of an ash tree in Minnesota. (Hennepin County Master Gardeners/Flickr) A Portland biologist recently found an iridescent bug with the potential to wipe out Oregon’s ash trees, marking the first sighting on the West Coast. The Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday that[Read More…]
Across regions, politics, Oregonians share concerns that the future will include more wildfires
Wildfire damage along the Little North Fork River in October 2020 following the Beachie Creek Fire (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Despite an exceptionally wet spring, Oregonians surveyed in early June overwhelmingly expect a future of increased wildfires across the state, according to a recent survey. The Oregon Values and Belief Center,[Read More…]
Willamette’s beautiful landscape, without the chemicals
Willamette University grounds manager Jim Andersen stands in a mulched bed of hardy, pollinator-attractive perennials (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) Willamette University and its groundskeepers gained national recognition this spring for having nearly eliminated synthetic pesticide use on campus. The acknowledgement came from Herbicide Free Campus, a project founded by[Read More…]
