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Holly Dillemuth/JPR NewsAfter an unprecedented shut-off of irrigation water in the Klamath Project, ag producers had to scramble to find water for their crops. While many used groundwater wells to make up at least some of the loss, the limits of that resource became clear. -
Brandon/UnsplashAfter several difficult years for the salmon industry in Oregon, Governor Kate Brown has asked the US Department of Commerce for federal disaster relief for fishermen.
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Portland General Electric is planning to nearly triple its use of clean energy by 2030 on its way to meeting Oregon's new mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity to zero by 2040. -
A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.
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Debris from the 2020 California wildfires has been cleared from 100% of the properties involved in a California wildfire debris removal program.
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The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.
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Drought affects on groundwater
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta says investigators will work to find the cause of the oil spill and whether anything could have been done to prevent the spill.
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The Climate Protection Program would cap and reduce fossil fuel emissions from cars and trucks
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The Biden administration is restoring the original boundaries of two large national monuments in Utah - Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante.
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California's farmers, the country's biggest producers of fruits and vegetables, are facing a major shakeup. A new law limits their access to water from the state's depleted aquifers.
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Brown said salmon are a vital component for the state’s natural resources and provide significant commercial, recreational, economic and aesthetic benefits. Salmon are also very important for Native American tribes in the region.
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Farmers in California's drought-plagued Central Valley have big plans for the next year of heavy rains. They want to use that water to replenish depleted aquifers, akin to depositing water in a bank.
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Rising ocean temperatures killed 14% of the world's coral reefs, a new analysis finds. But it's not without hope: Experts say many can recover if immediate action is taken to curb future warming.
