Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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Three Oregon school districts and an education service district have received $20 million from the U.S. Department of Education to hire more mental health staff. -
More than 40% of Oregon adults say the state’s forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey.
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Oregon’s largest private electricity providers are dragging their feet when it comes to transitioning to renewable energy sources, a recent Sierra Club report found.
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A combination of federal and state funding this year helped to promote electric vehicles, renewable energy projects and environmental protections
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A lawsuit attempting to block enforcement of Oregon's new worker protections in extreme heat and smoke events has been dismissed by a federal court.
