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Oregon State University researcher Cole Cerrato, left, and graduate student Lindsay Garcia prepare to send smoke from a small grill onto a row of wine grapes at the university's vineyard near Alpine, Ore., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. Wine experts from three West Coast universities are working together to meet the threat, including developing spray coatings to protect grapes, pinpointing the elusive compounds that create that nasty ashy taste, and deploying smoke sensors to vineyards to better understand smoke behavior.

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Inside West Coast scientists’ mission to save America’s wine industry from climate change

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The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize.

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CalMatters

Environment, Energy and Transportation

The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans

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State Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, told protesters after the Court of Appeals hearing on the climate lawsuit that wildfires had devastated his southern Oregon district. Several dozen activists and organizers took part in the rally in support of Oregon’s climate goals.

Grant Stringer

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Environment, Energy and Transportation

Gas, oil companies argue against Oregon’s emission deadlines during Court of Appeals hearing

Grant Stringer/Oregon Capital Chronicle

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, speaks during a hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 3, 2021.

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Politics & Government

With the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whom will Newsom appoint?

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The remaining pieces of Copco No. 2 dam on the Klamath River after deconstruction in June, 2023.

After the Dams: Restoring the Klamath

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California gunmakers fear their ‘expiration date’ in a state that doesn’t want them

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Gov. Newsom just signed a tax on firearms and ammunition, among other new gun control laws. California’s remaining gun manufacturers wonder if they have a future.
Jane Vaughan

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DA charges former Ashland massage therapist with sexual abuse

Jane Vaughan

JPR has spoken with two women who say they were sexually assaulted by Kevin Farrow. He has denied the accusations.

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Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline

Deirdre Walsh

The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government through Nov. 17. President Biden signed the bill into law shortly afterward.
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AP

The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended

The Associated Press

Marion Mayor Dave Mayfield in a text said he suspended Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday. He declined to discuss his decision further and did not say whether Cody was still being paid.

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Politics & Government

Effects of government shutdown will hit Oregon

Jane Vaughan

Ahead of a looming government shutdown, Oregon’s Democratic Representatives expressed their frustration this week with the lack of action from Republicans.

Calli Ross tends to her disabled 8-year-old son, Tensy, after watching the Oregon Senate in the Capitol on Friday, June 23, 2023. Having a disability can qualify children for Medicaid.

Ben Botkin

Oregon Capitol Chronicle

Health and Medicine

Did Oregon children eligible for Medicaid lose coverage?

Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle

A photo from November 2021 shows employees in cleanroom "bunny suits" working at Intel's D1X factory in Hillsboro, Ore.

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Science & Technology

Oregon’s bid to juice semiconductor activity has paid off, governor says

Dirk VanderHart

Grants Pass Police Chief Warren Hensman talks to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Salem about the drug addiction crisis on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Ben Botkin

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Health and Medicine

Oregon lawmakers search for Measure 110 fixes for next year’s session

Ben Botkin / Oregon Capital Chronicle

A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021. Measure 110, a drug treatment and recovery act passed by voters in 2020, aims to connect drug users to treatment and recovery services, including housing assistance instead of serving time in jail for possessing small amounts of drugs.

Kristyna Wentz-Graff

OPB

Health and Medicine

Study says drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause more overdose deaths

Jonathan Levinson

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during the California GOP fall convention at the Anaheim Marriott on Sept. 29, 2023.

Lauren Justice

CalMatters

Politics & Government

Trump to California Republicans: ‘No way we lose this state in a real election’

Sameea Kamal / CalMatters

The former president railed against Democrats and again claimed the 2020 election was rigged in his speech to the California Republican Party. With him skipping the primary debates, the party convention may get the next best thing, with speeches also by Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis.