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Oregon approves key permit for controversial biofuel refinery on Columbia River
Oregon environmental regulators gave a key stamp of approval to a proposed $2.5 billion biofuel refinery along the Columbia River despite continued opposition from environmental groups and tribes over potential impacts to the river and salmon.
Oregon lawmakers appeal to Trump administration to stop mass-killing of barred owls, citing cost
Four Oregon lawmakers are calling on the incoming administration to nix a plan to kill nearly half a million barred owls on the West Coast, citing the cost and infeasibility.
Scientists predict the Pacific Northwest’s most active (undersea) volcano will erupt this year
An undersea volcano off the Oregon coast will likely erupt in 2025, and scientists can use the lessons learned from forecasting and watching its eruption to monitor other more hazardous and unpredictable volcanoes.
What happens when Oregon approves massive thousand-acre solar farms
Large solar farms are on the rise in Oregon, in a push to fulfill the state’s ambitious clean energy mandates. But their rapid rise is leading to worries about how they could reshape the state’s agricultural economy and rural vistas.
More than $130K offered to catch wolf poachers in Oregon but rewards rarely lead to prosecution
Wildlife officials and conservation groups are offering more than $130,000 for tips leading to an arrest or citation in a series of wolf poaching cases across Oregon, but they admit the rewards almost never lead to prosecutions.
Rene Gonzalez might sue city over car-fire reimbursement, slow response to threats against elected officials
Outgoing Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez might sue the city over what he calls a slow response to physical threats and potentially dangerous incidents that he and other elected officials have faced.
How beavers use their flat tails to communicate, and other fun beaver facts
Everything (almost) you've ever wanted to know about beavers and why we should help them recover.
State of beavers: Can Oregon change the narrative on resourceful rodents?
Oregon's first statewide beaver survey seeks to understand where and how the furry animals live, part of a plan to protect and restore beaver habitat.
Oregon gets $33M to construct wildlife crossing over I-5 in southwest Oregon
The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $33 million in federal funding to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon.
Here’s how much your PGE, Pacific Power rates will likely go up Jan. 1
Both utilities that serve electricity to Portland-area customers sought and received rate increases.
PGE, Pacific Power customers will pay more next year – but not as much as utilities requested
Customers with Portland General Electric and Pacific Power are in for another round of rate hikes in 2025 though not as high as the utilities requested, state regulators said this week.
Portland gets federal loan for water treatment plant as costs soar beyond $2 billion
The city of Portland has secured a $319 million federal loan to help finance the construction of a massive new Bull Run water filtration plant as costs have ballooned to $2.1 billion.
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