Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday she has a recipe to successfully divert mass layoffs at the state’s transportation agency — and it doesn’t look too different from a plan lawmakers failed to pass last month.

A new state law changes the scope of investigations by the Oregon Public Utilities Commission. A proposed powerline in Medford is the first time this law will be tested.

The governor’s announcement offered only hints of what a plan to fund roads might look like.

Environmentalists recently filed a petition to get Oregon voters to guarantee a healthy climate in the state constitution.

Oregon, Washington officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels

Youth descend a free-flowing Klamath River after biggest dam removal project in history.

A program in Southern Oregon gives high school students hands-on experience in ecological restoration. Despite federal funding challenges, the program has thrived this year.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a pair of bills to enable “microgrids” within the larger power system.

The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring that authority to the governor.

Nearly all of the workers responsible for cleaning 272,000 pounds of garbage off Oregon highways have lost their jobs after lawmakers failed to pass a transportation spending package.

With federal funding restricted due to Oregon’s status as a sanctuary state, Jackson County’s public transportation provider is slashing services to make ends meet.

Clean-energy projects have new deadlines for federal tax credits and limits on foreign parts, taking aim at California’s climate agenda. Eleven major solar projects and one onshore wind project now face potential delays or cancellation.