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California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than nuts and fruits. Fallowing a small fraction of the thirstiest crops would save 9%.
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During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.
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Last week, the Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy called on the Redwood Coast Energy Authority to abandon the Scotia biomass power plant.
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State wildlife officials have killed more than 100,000 fish that were infected with a newly-identified parasite. It’s the first time that organism has been linked to illness in Oregon trout.
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The Oregon Public Utilities Commission has now rejected all three of the state’s natural gas operators’ plans to meet greenhouse gas emission targets.
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The Public Utilities Commission rejected all three plans, saying they were ‘unreasonably optimistic’ about future gas demand.
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A new analysis concludes that unless California almost triples its rate of cutting greenhouse gases, the state won’t meet its 2030 climate change target. Some emissions were rising.
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During the next year, the Department of Environmental Quality will work on a new program to limit climate emissions and help vulnerable communities.
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Oregonians who buy or lease a qualifying EV between April 3 and June 3 could get up to $7,500 back from the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Much of Oregon's 2024 short session was focused on housing regulations and drug criminalization, putting many of the state's lands and climate policies on the backburner.
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Cities that challenged Oregon's new climate policies in 2022 will have to follow rules around designing more walkable neighborhoods, beefing up electric vehicle infrastructure and more following a court decision issued Wednesday.
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The Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state is gradually moving the village of Taholah away from a rising Pacific Ocean. Other communities in the U.S. may need to take a similar approach.
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Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast.
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People say they move to Los Angeles for the weather. As climate change makes extreme weather events like wildfire and flooding more common, some people wonder if they should stay or go.