Monica Samayoa
Science & Environment Reporter | OPBMonica Samayoa is a reporter with OPB’s Science & Environment unit. Before OPB, Monica was an on-call general assignment reporter at KQED in San Francisco. She also helped produce The California Report and KQED Newsroom. In 2017 she studied abroad in Sydney, Australia, where she attended University of Technology Sydney to finish her degree. There, she was able to get her first taste in radio while producing and hosting for 2SER, Sydney Educational Radio.
Monica holds a bachelor's degree in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.
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The U.S. Forest Service is adopting a new rule meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires on public lands like California’s deadly 2018 Camp Fire. -
The Oregon Health Authority says anti-racism demonstrations and protests against police brutality are not significant contributors to the rise in COVID-19 cases around the state.
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Many Black people felt excluded and unwelcome from a hike in the forests, well before closures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will eliminate 47 positions by June 30 due to the economic challenges of COVID-19.
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A proposed rule that would increase hunting and fishing in national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries is open for public comment.
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The U.S. Forest Service has begun restoring access to developed recreational sites that were temporarily closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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One of the most popular state parks in Central Oregon will be reopening as the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department continues to slowly reopen more state parks on a daily basis.
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Some Oregon recreational areas and state parks have reopened for limited day use, as the state slowly eases restrictions to curb spread of the coronavirus.
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A Portland-based environmental nonprofit reached a $4.4 million settlement Wednesday with the state of Oregon, after an investigation found it had falsely inflated costs of two developmental projects.
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Oregon’s Washington County is seeing an increase in clogged pipes as more items other than toilet paper are being flushed during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Oregon state legislators approved millions of dollars for the 2020 wildfire season to prepare for what might be a dangerous season, in the face of dry conditions and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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For Earth Day's 50th anniversary, there won’t be hundreds marching in the streets. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, an event built on mass-gathering activism goes all digital.
