Cassandra Profita
Oregon Public Broadcasting-
The Yakama and Grand Ronde tribes are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their claim that an expansion of Highway 26 in 2008 violated their religious freedom by destroying an ancient burial site, a stone altar and old-growth trees. -
After withdrawing a controversial map of wildfire risk on every property statewide, the Oregon Department of Forestry is planning to spend the next year talking with the public and revising the map. -
Results from 20 years of stream testing show voluntary program has succeeded in some areas, struggles in others -
The Oregon Department of Forestry has rescinded a map that identified the wildfire risk levels on 1.8 million tax lots across the state after being flooded with complaints from concerned property owners. -
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the Supreme Court decision undermines 50 years of progress under the federal Clean Air Act. -
Authorities originally thought a wolf found dead in Wallowa County in January had died from a gunshot wound, but a closer examination showed the wolf died from blunt force trauma consistent with a vehicle crash. -
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are hoping a bill backed by several members of Oregon's congressional delegation will overturn a decades-old agreement that restricts tribal fishing and hunting. -
A statewide map will determine which properties face the highest risk of wildfire and will be subject to new safety requirements. -
The money is part of a $1.1 billion disaster assistance bill that passed last year to help regions across the country recover from a variety of natural disasters over the last three years. -
Oregon’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through a new Climate Protection Program are facing criticism for leaving out natural gas power plants. -
Scientists are seeing new signs that magma is moving deep within the Three Sisters volcanic complex in Oregon’s Cascade Range, but there are no signs of imminent eruption. -
Bills sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley would allow two Oregon tribes to renegotiate their hunting and fishing rights.
