By “crowd-sourcing” electricity from solar panels and home batteries, the virtual power plant approach can get communities through extreme weather events.

Oregon begins phasing in new recycling rules under a 2021 law that standardizes curbside recycling, shifts costs to producers and tightens processing standards.

If conditions don’t change, it could spell a challenging year ahead for cities, aquatic wildlife, outdoor recreation, farming, hydropower facilities, and, possibly, a longer-lasting wildfire season.

Lawmakers are looking at freezing open positions and pulling money from certain programs as they work to avoid deep layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers.

House Bill 4080 would create a blueprint for balcony solar in Oregon, at a time when people are already installing these systems.

Oregon State University scientist Jane Lubchenco played a key role in developing the United Nations High Seas Treaty on ocean conservation.

New budget language lays out how Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to structure a $200 million electric vehicle rebate program, including price caps, automaker matching funds and a focus on first-time buyers.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is implementing temporary rule changes for Dungeness crab fishers in the 2025-26 season to restrict gear and areas where fishing can occur.

JR meteorologist Milt Radford explains the impact of air stagnation and other winter-related weather events.

JPR reporter Roman Battaglia speaks with researchers Julia Bingham and Lauren Hart about Community Benefit Agreements for coastal communities affected by wind energy infrastructure.

Author Judith Enck says there are both real and false solutions to the dire consequences of plastics in our environment and bodies, and the perpetrators are identifiable.