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Experts from the University of Oregon offered generally good news about wildfire risks for the West but uncertainty for Northwest.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon will receive $86.6 million through the Solar for All grant.
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Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition.
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The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors recently proclaimed a local emergency related to concerns about heavy metals being present in the Klamath River. California's regional water board says those worries are overblown.
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California has entered spring with an above-average mountain snowpack and major reservoirs in good shape for a second consecutive year, staving off immediate water supply concerns but not allaying drought worries in a warming world.
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A community in Red Bluff, California was recently notified that their water had alarming concentrations of chemicals called PFAS. Data shows that the site has had high levels of contamination for several years.
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The approach of April marks a key time of the year. It’s when mountain snow usually peaks across Oregon — offering a hint at the severity of the coming wildfire season and about conditions for farmers who rely on irrigation.
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California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than nuts and fruits. Fallowing a small fraction of the thirstiest crops would save 9%.
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On Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors proclaimed a local emergency and requested that the governor proclaim a state of emergency based on water quality concerns in the Klamath River as four dams are being removed.
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The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
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During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear two similar cases challenging the monument's expansion.
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture is reversing a policy decision some farmers say would have been too burdensome on small dairies.
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The repatriation of ‘O Rew comes at a time when the future of the country’s national parks, which occupy millions of acres of land stolen from native people, is making its way into the national conversation.