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Oregon Dismantling Environmental Reviews in the Name of Renewables?
2024-02-24 by in Collapse CurriculumThe Erosion of NEPA and the Illusion of Green Progress
Tagged under: Oregon | Renewable Energy | Collapse
‘Hope is a discipline’: youth climate case plaintiff on why he’s suing the US government
2023-12-31 in The GuardianNathan Baring of Alaska is part of a group of young activists suing the US, which they say ‘willfully ignored’ dangers of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Oregon | Fossil Fuels | Alaska | Activism
Eight people taken to hospital as waves up to 30ft high pound California coast
2023-12-29 in The GuardianSix million people under high surf warning as powerful storms sweep through California and Oregon
Tagged under: California | Oregon
Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help in Oregon and along West Coast, but it may be too late - OPB
2023-10-23 in Oregon Public BroadcastingU.S. Department of Commerce declared a Chinook fishery disaster for 2018, 2019 and 2020 when salmon populations plummeted.
Tagged under: Oregon | Fish | Salmon
Environmental group offers tourists bird’s-eye view on Northwest conservation issues - OPB
2023-10-22 in Oregon Public BroadcastingA conservation group is helping people see a different perspective of the Snake River dams in southeastern Washington.
Tagged under: Oregon | Washington State | Rivers
Likely culprit found for recent gray whale die-off
2023-10-15 (or before) in Oregon LiveOver the past four years, hundreds of gray whales have washed up dead on the beaches of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada – and scientists have been trying to figure out what’s causing the majestic animals to die en masse for so many years. Now, researchers from Oregon State University have an answer.
Tagged under: Oregon | Whales and Dolphins | Mexico
Oregon mussels died at alarming rates this summer. Researchers don’t know why - OPB
2023-09-28 (or before) in Oregon Public BroadcastingTagged under: Oregon
As Work Begins on the Largest US Dam Removal Project, Tribes Look to a Future of Growth
2023-07-31 (or before) in usnews.comSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won't conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.
Tagged under: Oregon | California
Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Entities and Enablers for Contributing to Deadly 2021 Heatwave
2023-06-22 by in DeSmogMajor fossil fuel entities and trade associations including Koch Industries, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Western States Petroleum Association, as well as consulting behemoth McKinsey & Company, were slapped with the latest climate liability lawsuit today with the filing of a complaint in the Oregon Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon. The northwestern Oregon […]
Tagged under: Oregon | Litigation
Amazon fights Oregon data center clean energy bill
2023-03-29 (or before) in Oregon LiveThe legislation is encountering stiff opposition.
Tagged under: Oregon | Legislation
Ocean salmon fishing ban off California and Oregon as stocks plummet
2023-03-24 in The GuardianAdult fall-run Chinook salmon returned to California’s rivers in near record low numbers in 2022
Tagged under: Oregon | Oceans | Fish | Rivers | Salmon | California
Brutal heatwave scorches US west, sparking fires and health warnings
2022-08-31 in The GuardianSeveral California cities broke heat records, rising as high as 112F in the LA suburbs, and blazes erupted as residents were forced to flee
Tagged under: Oregon | Heatwaves | California | Health
‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire
2022-07-07 in The GuardianAn explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensify
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Texas | California | Alaska
Oregon’s Intertidal Ecosystem Is Approaching a Tipping Point | Hakai Magazine
2022-05-29 (or before) by in Hakai MagazineEcologists are already finding the warning signs—hopefully it’s not too late.
Tagged under: Oregon | Tipping Points
‘The fire moved around it’: success story in Oregon fuels calls for prescribed burns
2021-08-12 in The GuardianOregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Climate Change
Tax-Funded Forest Institute in Oregon Misled Public, May Have Broken State Law, Audit Finds
2021-07-28 (or before) by in Pro PublicaState auditors found that an agency intended to educate the public about forestry presented biased information favoring the timber industry and possibly violated state law. The audit was prompted by our investigation last year into the agency.
Bootleg Fire is burning up carbon offsets - CNN
2021-07-28 (or before) by in CNNThese forests were meant to survive one hundred years. Persistent drought and wildfire conditions are threatening carbon offsets. The question is whether these offsets matter, if their stored carbon goes up in smoke due to climate change.
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
American west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’, experts warn
2021-07-13 in The GuardianWildfires in several states are burning with worrying ferocity across a tinder-dry landscape
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | California
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now | Rebecca Solnit
2021-07-12 in The GuardianPeople are dying. Aquatic animals are baking in their shells. Fruit is being cooked on the tree. It’s time to act
Tagged under: Oregon | Shell | Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Washington State
Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada
2021-06-30 in The GuardianRecord-shattering temperatures linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires
Tagged under: Oregon | Joe Biden | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Washington State
‘It’s like a rotting carcass of its former self’: funeral for an Oregon glacier
2021-05-02 in The GuardianWorried researchers hold ceremony for Clark glacier to illustrate how climate crisis is eroding icepacks
Tagged under: Oregon
Big Money Bought the Forests. Small Logging Communities Are Paying the Price.
2020-06-11 by in Pro PublicaWall Street investment funds took control of Oregon’s private forests. Now, wealthy timber corporations reap the benefits of tax cuts that have cost rural counties billions.
Sea urchin population soars 10,000% in five years, devastating US coastline
2019-10-24 in The GuardianVoracious purple urchins in waters of California and Oregon pose threat to mighty kelp forests and risk upending delicate ecosystems
Tagged under: Oregon | Oceans | Wildlife | California | Trees
How Republicans killed Oregon’s climate crisis bill – by fleeing the state
2019-06-29 in The GuardianAfter legislators fled the state, rightwing groups pledged their support and protesters demonstrated outside the state house
Tagged under: Oregon | US Politics
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