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The terminal is located in an industrial hub that could release massive plumes of toxic chemicals in the event of a 9.0 Cascadia earthquake, which could happen in the next few decades ..read more
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Researchers at Oregon State University say new discoveries about how some Chinook salmon breed could help guide conservation efforts ..read more
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant ..read more
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The Bureau of Land Management and Boise Cascade Wood Products changed their plan for the Salmon Run area to remove a proposed 440-foot access road at the center of protesters' concerns ..read more
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This week, dozens of ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer beetle were removed from residential streets in Cornelius in an effort to slow the spread of the invasive insect that has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across the country ..read more
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While a total solar eclipse will be viewable throughout much of the central United States on Monday afternoon, people in the Pacific Northwest will have to make do with just a partial eclipse ..read more
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A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill some 470,000 owls over 30 years to protect other owl species has prompted conservationists and animal welfare advocates to weigh the consequences ..read more
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Conservation groups are taking the federal government to court over environmental protections for gray wolves across the West — including in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, where they are not listed as an endangered or threatened species ..read more
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Some activists in Southern Oregon claim the Bureau of Land Management is allowing the logging of old-growth trees despite recent calls by the Biden administration for protection ..read more
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Scientists at the University of British Columbia may have identified a new population of orcas that feed in the deep oceanic waters off the coasts of Oregon and California ..read more