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Tom Iraci/via U.S. Forest ServiceA budget crisis a century in the making is coming to a head as Oregon’s rural counties wait on Congress to approve funding they’ve long relied on. -
Steve Lenz/OPBIrene Gilbert is a 76-year-old retired state employee on a mission, fighting energy projects like large wind farms in Oregon’s rural communities.
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The Digital Equity Act was intended to fill gaps and cover unmet needs that surfaced during the massive broadband rollout. -
At least 24 University of California and California State University campuses lost training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of approximately $12,000 or more. -
A majority of California’s college students experience food insecurity. Some campuses, including Cal Poly Humboldt, are stepping up with innovative free meal programs. -
They're tiny, they're bright red, and they can be seen scooting around Seattle: Mini Japanese firetrucks known as kei trucks. People say they not only love the cars — but the culture surrounding them, too. -
In fire-prone Southern Oregon, residents of the Greensprings joined forces to carry out a 12-acre prescribed burn—lighting controlled fire to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health. The effort reflects a growing movement to use“good fire” to reshape landscapes and build community resilience. -
GOP lawmakers have launched three podcasts from a Salem basement this year, with more on the way. -
The new documentary out on KEET-TV, the PBS station based in Eureka, explores how young local artists are using their creativity for civic engagement, identity, expression and social change. JPR's Vanessa Finney speaks with the producer/director of the film, Jack Lucido and Grayson Johansen, one of its featured artists. -
For 55 years, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has sent specialized teams of trained medical detectives into workplaces to investigate what could be making workers sick — everything from dust, fungus, asbestos and radiation. Now, dozens of these ongoing investigations have been canceled. -
A bill that passed a key committee vote in Congress this week would add a work requirement for some on Medicaid and would jeopardize billions in Medicaid funding for Oregon. -
Many homeless people are finding themselves in a sort of medical in-between: not sick enough for the hospital, but not well enough to take care of themselves on the streets. Medical respite programs are trying to fill this gap. -
There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they’re at risk of failure. But replacing them isn't easy. -
Oregon and Washington passed aggressive goals to decarbonize their power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency hasn’t delivered.
