David Steves
Oregon Public Broadcasting-
Action by the two Northwest states creates a West Coast zone where eventually, only new trucks, cars and SUVs that produce zero-emissions can be sold. -
The State Land Board at long last approves the creation of the Elliott State Research Forest, meant to end years of debate over what to do about a state forest that no longer generates enough money for education. -
The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approved rules meant to reduce carbon emissions from heavy-duty trucks and buses, which account for 23% of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions. -
The move comes in response to criticism that the state's hazard tree program is being mismanaged. -
The Oregon Heath Authority acknowledges it won't be able to vaccinate as many front-line workers and long-term care residents this month as previously thought. -
A federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency must do more to protect Columbia basin salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm river temperatures.
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An energy company with hundreds of thousands of Oregon and Washington customers is considering the early retirement of some of its coal-burning operations.
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Twenty environmental groups are calling on Oregon to protect imperiled coho salmon with more restrictions on logging and roadbuilding in coastal forests. -
The partial government shutdown is elevating the threat of wildfires in the West. That’s the contention of a dozen Democratic U.S. senators. -
The Humboldt marten is in line to get new protections in Oregon as the state considers a trapping ban.
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The Humboldt marten is in line to get new protections in Oregon as the state considers a trapping ban.
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A new agreement aims to help more young salmon make their way past dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers.
