Articles Tagged ENVIRONMENT

Thursday, July 2, 2009
NW Biodiesel Industry Can't Catch A Break
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Governor Signs Bill Outlawing Flame Retardant
The Denmark Project: Climate Change From Europe To The Oregon Coast
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
EPA Gives States OK For Tougher Tailpipe Exhaust Rules
Administration Supports Klamath Settlement Delay
Coast Restoration Projects Provide Better Habitat And Jobs
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Switch - Waste Into Energy Projects Look Promising
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Congress Passes Climate Change Bill, Biomass Included
Friday, June 26, 2009
Smokejumpers Prepare For Another Wildfire Season
Burns Paiute Tribe First To Go To All Green Lightbulbs
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Concerns Over Economy Affect Environmental Agenda
Northwest Communities Push Back Against Wind Power
Lawsuit Seeks To Push FEMA To Limit Flood Plain Development
Wild Horse Populations Pose Challenges For Land Managers
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tropical Plant Shows Promise As Biomass Energy Source
Savage Rapids Lesson: Removing Dams No Easy Task
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wyoming-Oregon Gas Pipeline Clears Regulatory Hurdle
Federal Waters To Open For Ocean Energy Leasing
Monday, June 22, 2009
Utility Payment Plan For Klamath Dam Removal Approved
Metolius Protections Approved On Second Try
The Switch: Could Oregon’s Trees Make Us Energy Exporter?
NW Prisons Cut Waste, Prepare Inmates For Green Jobs
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Community Prepares For Umatilla Chemical Depot’s New Future
Federal Government Issues Spokane River Dam Licenses
McKenzie River Drift Boat Becomes Symbol Of Lane County's Heritage
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Governor To Sign 'Big Look' Inspired Land-Use Legislation
Pick For Forest Service Chief Praised
Crabbers And Scientists Collaborate On Ocean Research
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
New Report Comes Amid National Climate Debate
Attempt To Block Resorts In Oregon’s Metolius Basin Fails
Portland Officials Release Climate Action Plan
Salter's Duck Started Wave Energy In Motion
Friday, June 12, 2009
Klamath Dam Removal Moves A Step Forward In Salem
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Study: Hatchery-Raised Fish Hurt Wild Steelhead
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Oregon Leads Nation In Clean-Energy Jobs
Bend Considers Building A Hydroelectric Project On Tumalo Creek
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Study Finds Wildfire Mitigation Work Misdirected
Back In Portland, Tre Arrow Rides Off To Halfway House
Urbanization Not All Gloom And Doom For Bird Life
Monday, June 8, 2009
Klamath Dams Removal Agreement Will Miss Deadline
The Switch: Is Solar Power Only A Rich Man's Renewable Source?
Friday, June 5, 2009
Fungus Might Be Key To Killing Invasive Cheatgrass
Using Hot Rocks For Energy Production
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wolves In Washington Slowly Gain A Presence
Oregon’s Umatilla Army Depot Starts Destroying Mustard Gas
Energy Northwest Considers Building New Nuclear Plant
Panel Rules: More Logging On State Forests
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Climate Change Bill Crawling Through Committee Review
Wolf Recovery Plan Challenged Again
Environmentalists Differ On Collaborative Projects
Budget Cuts Could Mean Fewer Eyes In The Forest
Oregon's Pro-Clothesline Bill Stalls In Senate
Boardman Power Plant Would Have To Reduce Pollution Under New Oregon Plan
Monday, June 1, 2009
The Switch: Cascades Make Oregon a Geothermal ‘Hotbed’
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Obama Administration Reevaluates Roadless Rule
State Groups Cheered By Stimulus Money For Geothermal
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Scientists Work To Track Tiny Salmon Down Columbia River To Ocean
Sea Lions And Trappers Disengage
Federal Leaders Listen to State and Tribal Concerns on Salmon
Birders Draw Attention To Southern Idaho's Raptors
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Million-Dollar Creek Restoration Begins In Central Oregon
Friday, May 22, 2009
Obama Administration Restores Salmon Fund
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Oregon Legislature Approves Ban On Phosphates In Dishwasher Soap
Everybody Talks About Climate Change, But What Can We Do About It?
Idaho Power Shareholders Want Carbon Reduction Goals
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Federal Report Issued On Waldo Lake Gas Motor Ban
Zoning Comes To The Ocean
Hazing Sea Lions To Protect Salmon
Sisters-Area Restoration Hopes To Bring Back Steelhead
Monday, May 18, 2009
Congress Considering Cap And Trade Bill
Nuclear Power: Low Cost, Small Carbon Footprint, Huge Risks
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Hydropower May Be The Solution To Energy Storage Problem
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wave Power Coming On Slow Rollers
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sage Grouse Reports Indicate Balancing Act With Wind
Feds To Discuss Hanford Cleanup Tuesday Evening
Monday, May 11, 2009
Hydropower: It's Renewable, But Is It Green?
Friday, May 8, 2009
Oregon House Approves Energy Efficiency Bill
Bonneville Sea Lions Avoiding Traps, Still Eating Salmon
Eugene, Portland Lead Nation In Green Auto Interest
Legislature Considers Funding For Klamath Dam Removal
Thursday, May 7, 2009
BLM Prineville District To Get $808,000 In Federal Stimulus Money
Southern Oregon Fishers Hope To Revive Salmon Recovery Technique
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Southern Oregon’s Table Rocks Protected By Sale
A Down-To-Earth Approach To Storing Energy
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Grazing Injunction Worries Eastern Oregon Ranchers
Monday, May 4, 2009
Wolves Delisted Monday, Lawsuits On The Way
FERC Review Cheers Coos Bay LNG And Pipeline Developers
Wind Power: A Very Green But Very Intermittent Source Of Power
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Landmark Water Sale Near Sisters Could Help Steelhead
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Switch: Consumers Want To Conserve, But It's A Challenge
Intel Tops EPA Green Power List, OSU Makes Top 50
Legislature Taking A New Look At The Big Look
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Intel Tops EPA Green Power List
AG's 'New' Environmental Crime Reporting Relies On Existing DEQ System
Split Votes At State Forestry Board Could Mean More Logging
Monday, April 27, 2009
New Report Looks At Long Term Costs Of Wildland Fires
Conservation: A Painless Way To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Friday, April 24, 2009
New Nuke Power Plant Alternately Praised, Panned
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Polluter Fines Help Pay For Environment Restoration Grants
Cougar Sighting Reported In Astoria
Waldo Lake Regulation In Federal Court Again
Oregon AG Wants Increased Use Of Domestic Natural Gas
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Feds Announce Regulations For Cement Kilns
Alliances Changing In Battle To Save Salmon
Monday, April 20, 2009
Offshore Wind Energy Blows In To NW Coast
Oregon Forestry Board Opposes Change To State Forest Plan
Junk Ride Draws Attention To Plastics In The Ocean
Natural Gas: A Cleaner Option, But Still A Fossil Fuel
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Kulongoski Testifies Against Off-Shore Drilling
Lawmakers Consider Making LNG Permit Process More Difficult
New Low-Tech Water Storage Solution: Beavers
Deschutes River Conservancy Gets Millions From Stimulus
Capture Is Expensive Part Of Carbon Sequestration Projects
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
PGE, Warm Springs Tribe Respond To Broken Fish Passage
Confirmed Wolf Killing In Eastern Oregon
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Spokane Phosphate Ban Has Mixed Results
Biodiesel Makers Fear Biggest Customer May Sail Away
Monday, April 13, 2009
Even In Hydro-Rich Northwest, Coal Still Major Power Source
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Chinook Still Too Sparse For Oregon, California Fishing Season
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
CO2 From Power Plants Down Nationally, But Not In Northwest
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Lower Snake Makes Most Endangered Rivers List
Planning Starts For ‘Smart Grid’ Projects
Test Drives Continue As Oregon Considers Its Vehicle Of The Future
Monday, April 6, 2009
Three More Oregon Cities Make Tree City USA List
Nissan Brings Electric Car Prototype To Portland
Snow Surveys Important For Determining Summer Water Supplies
Friday, April 3, 2009
Economy Thwarts Regional Cap-And-Trade Plan On Climate
Klamath Farmers, Irrigators Will Get Water On April 10
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wood: The Hot New Renewable Energy Source
Obama Backing Off Of Bush Spotted Owl Plans
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Coal Power Plant Cuts Deal To Cut Mercury & Regional Haze
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hanford Receives Stimulus Money For Environmental Cleanup
PGE Urban Arborist Dedicated To Healthy Trees, Safe Power
Monday, March 30, 2009
President Signs Big Wilderness Package Into Law
Scientists Release Report On Northwest Fish Hatcheries
Portland Neighborhood Tries For Green Certification
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wildlife Officials Investigating Wolf Poached In Washington
Alaska Volcano Strands Thousands At SeaTac
Oregon Lawmakers Having Second Thoughts About Ethanol
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Forest Service To Clarify Areas Available To Off-Highway Vehicles
Environmentalists To Challenge Wolf Delisting Again
Wilderness Bill Brings Protections to Mount Hood
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Rep. Greg Walden Pleased With Passage Of Wilderness Bill
New Wilderness And Trail Designations Pass Congress
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
State Panel Sets Metolius Off-Limits To Resorts
Idaho Officials Work To Keep Invasive Mussels Away
Elementary School Students Lobby For Washington Marmots
Monday, March 23, 2009
Alaska Volcano Erupts, Some Flights Cancelled
Congress Expected To Approve Northwest Wilderness Bill
Friday, March 20, 2009
The Challenge: 100 Days To Train A Wild Mustang
Thursday, March 19, 2009
OSU Scientist Lubchenco Confirmed As Head Of NOAA
Obama Administration Report Says Bird Populations At Risk
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Falcon Nest Stirs Up Questions Over Columbia Gorge Scenic Trail
Gregoire Lobbies Legislature To Resurrect Cap And Trade
Monday, March 16, 2009
Stimulus Trickles Down To Northwest Forests
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Oregon Global Warming Commission Delivers Report
Communities Prepare To Be More Self-Reliant
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Oregon Public Lands Lose Out In Fight Over Guns
U.S. House Rejects Public Lands Bill
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Klamath Basin Irrigation Delayed By Two Weeks
Friedman, DC Leaders Hearing Oregon's 'Green' Pitch
Monday, March 9, 2009
Stimulus Money Released To Forest Service, Oregon
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Debate Surrounds State’s List Of Priority Pollutants
Friday, March 6, 2009
Gray Wolf Formally Delisted In Idaho And Montana
Salmon Foes Back In Court Friday
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Bush Administration Forestry Chief Proud Of Tenure
Mt. St. Helens: National Park Or National Monument?
If Yucca Mountain Plan Is Squashed, What Happens To Hanford’s Waste?
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Northwest Scientists Testify To Congress On Warming
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Obama Reverses Bush Endangered Species Policy
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sea Lion Removals Set To Resume
Friday, February 27, 2009
Navy Holds Hearing In Tillamook About Expanding Operations In Northwest
Thursday, February 26, 2009
LNG Project Runs Into Trouble with DEQ
Snowpack Below Average In Pacific Northwest
Port Pushes For New Terminal On Columbia River Island
Mixed Bag In Ocean Salmon Fishing Forecast
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Oregon Joins Washington In Hanford Lawsuit
Oregon Joins Lawsuit Over Hanford Cleanup
Contractor Fined For Coos County Environmental Damage
The Big Pipe Snakes Beneath The City
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant Contractor Announces Layoffs
Monday, February 23, 2009
Which Is Greener: A New Building, Or An Old One?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Former Port Of Astoria Director Pleads Guilty
Monday, February 16, 2009
Oregon Senators Talk About Economic Stimulus Plan
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Strong Return Of Columbia Spring Chinook Expected
Friday, February 13, 2009
Climate Change May Squeeze Hydropower, But Boost Winter Wheat
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Northwest Firefighters Leaving For Australia
Scientists Work On Forecasting 'Red Tides'
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Gov. Kulongoski Creates Team to Guide Green Spending
Green Remodelers Not Feeling Much of a Downturn
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Scale Model Of Hanford’s Vitrification Plant Being Tested
Monday, February 9, 2009
Douglas County Wave Project Rolls Forward
Obama Administration Will Shift Forest Service Policy
Friday, February 6, 2009
Proposed Hanford Agreement Would Speed Up Cleanup
Death Of Sea Lions In Trap At Bonneville Determined To Be Accidental
Governor Kulongoski Testifies In Support Of Cap And Trade Program
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Governor Proposes Ways To Spend Remaining Shipwreck Settlement
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Researcher Finds Natural Way To Reduce Bark Beetles
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Klamath Dam Removal
Monday, February 2, 2009
Idaho Officials Urge President To Delist Wolves
Important Eastern Washington Aquifer Continues To Dwindle
Governor Pushes Bill To Fund Klamath Dam Removal
Bend-Born Northern Spotted Owls Move To Canada
Friday, January 30, 2009
Navy Proposes Increased Activity Off Oregon
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Snowpack Above Average On Mt Hood, Below-Average In Northeast Oregon
Gov. Gregoire Unveils Cap And Trade Proposal
PGE Considering Fate Of Boardman Coal-Fired Plant
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Phoenix Council Ponders Burn Ban Options
LUBA Gives Split Decision On LNG
Oregon And Washington Move Forward With Cap-And-Trade
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Willamette Valley Sees Energy Spending
Oregon AG Sues Over LNG
Monday, January 26, 2009
Diesel Spill Clean-up Continues On Willamette River In Eugene
Northwest Scientists Inject CO2 Into Columbia Basin Basalt
Friday, January 23, 2009
FBI: Vail Arson Suspect Spotted in Canada
Big Look Task Force Recommends More Regional Planning
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Warmer Climate Doubles Tree Deaths In Western Forests
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Blumenauer Gets Spot On Climate Change Committee
Climber Dies On Mt. Hood
Obama Administration Postpones Wolf Delisting
Friday, January 16, 2009
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Grows By 900 Acres
Changing Forest Policies Proved Difficult For Bush Administration
Thursday, January 15, 2009
EPA Study: Columbia Basin Rivers Seriously Contaminated
Salazar's Stance On Columbia Gorge Casino Unknown
New Wilderness Designations Pass U.S. Senate
FERC Gives Approval To Columbia River LNG Terminal
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Northern Rockies Gray Wolf Delisted Again
Overrun By Deer? Jacksonville Considers Feeding Ban
National Geographic Creating Map To Promote Central Cascades
Forecasting Crucial For Future Of Wind Energy
LNG Supporters And Opponents Face Off In Salem
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Groups Ask Congress To Fund Renewable Energy Development
Heap Of Animal Carcasses Found Along Highway In Southern Oregon
Soot On Snow Causes Earlier Melt Off
Monday, January 12, 2009
Plastic Container Recycling Rate Increases In Oregon
OPB Documentary Wins DuPont-Columbia Award
Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill Set For Passage
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill Working Its Way Through Senate
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Washington Climatologist To Lead Climate Change Institute
Monday, January 5, 2009
Learning The Lessons From A History Of Landslides
Air Force Seeks Public Comment On Coos Head Clean-Up
'Project Woodcut' Cleans Up After Winter Storms
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Northwest Bugs Have Many Strategies To Survive The Cold
Friday, January 2, 2009
Groups Urge Obama Administration To Reduce Killing Of Wild Animals
Oregon, Washington Expand Electronic Recyling Programs
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Appeals Board Sides With Ashland Couple Over Spiritual Retreat
Despite Protests, BLM Logging Plan Nears Finalization
Monday, December 29, 2008
Hanford Is Ahead Of Schedule On Shipping Weapons-Grade Plutonium
Water Bottles To Soon Join Bottle Bill
Friday, December 19, 2008
Pacific Ocean Conditions Optimal For Fish Survival In 2008
Black Marks For Black Rock Dam Proposal
Can You Believe It? Northwest Snowpack Lags
Lubchenco Brings Northwest Experience To NOAA
Wyden Asks Feds To Rescind Mt Hood Pipeline Approval
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Klamath Tribes Negotiates Deal To Buy Back Former Lands
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Oregon Receives $1.6 Million To Preserve Nehalem Bay
Groups Suggest Ways To Improve Water Quality And Environment
Banner Year Forecast For 2009 Columbia Basin Salmon
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Wyden Praises Salazar As Interior Secretary Choice
Rogue Basin Warming Could Create Problems
Friday, December 12, 2008
Biodigester Will Make Fuel From Cow Pies
Electric Car Enthusiasts Woo Western States
Thursday, December 11, 2008
UO Advocating For Green Energy On Capitol Hill
Bend Geothermal Project Still Looking For Paydirt
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Kulongoski Critical Of BLM's 'WOPR' Plan
Kulongoski's WOPR Objections Please Environmentalist
Friday, December 5, 2008
EPA Levies $3.1 million In Fines In Northwest For 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Report Out On Escaped Prescribed Fire In Central Oregon
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
DOD Checking Lead Levels At Portland-Area Firing Ranges
Judge Rules For Scaling Back Roadless Protections
Monday, December 1, 2008
Wind Power Projects Struggling In Down Economy
Environmental Groups Sue Over Columbia River Drawdown
Monitoring Wolves With A Roll Call Of The Wild
Friday, November 28, 2008
Holiday Air Quality A Concern In Eastern Oregon
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Judge Rules Sea Lions Can Be Killed By State
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Gov. Gregoire Files Lawsuit In Federal Court Over Hanford Cleanup
Algae Made Fuels Could Replace Diesel
Monday, November 24, 2008
Environmentalists File Lawsuit Over Spotted Owl Recovery
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Christmas Tree Cutting Permits Available
Endangered Species Rule Change Stirs Passions
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Metro Looks To Connect Park Dots With Bike Paths
New Images Show Celilo Falls Still Intact
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Nissan To Build Charging Station Network In Oregon
Invasive Species Summit Highlights Funding Challenges
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
New Pesticide Rules Should Help Clean Rivers
Tri-Cities Residents Mostly In Favor Of Federal Nuclear Plan
Scientists Try To Motivate Public At Polar Palooza
Monday, November 17, 2008
AGs Say Bailout Should Be Tied To Cleaner Cars
FERC Gives Bradwood Landing Opponents More Time
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Idaho Ready To Manage Wolves
Friday, November 14, 2008
Company Fined For Dumping Fluorescent Bulbs
Sustainable Studies Attract Students To Oregon Universities
Thursday, November 13, 2008
What Does the Klamath River Dam Removal Deal Mean?
Federal Judge Gives New Life To Measure 37
Blue-Green Algae Seasonally Invades Oregon Waters
Sustaining Oregon's Place As A Sustainability Leader
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Bush Administration, Power Utility Agree To Klamath Dam Removal
Tree Sitter Camps Out On Oregon Capitol Grounds
Forest Plan Report Finds Fire Is Old Growth’s Biggest Enemy
Friday, November 7, 2008
Deformed Bird Beaks Mystify Bird Watchers & Researchers
Moscow School Determines Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Feds Slow Down On Oregon Logging
Mystery Containers Found In Hanford Burial Ground
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Environmental Groups File Suit To Stop Burning Of Mustard Gas
Monday, November 3, 2008
Oregon Businesses Now Required To Report CO2 Emissions
Friday, October 31, 2008
City Starts Work On Ross Island Restoration
Union County Buys Mt. Emily Land
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Long Look At The Big Look Coming To An End
Owl Vs. Owl: Radio Tags Track Hostile Takeover
Habitat Restoration Begins On Portland’s Ross Island
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Environmentalists Sue Feds For Western Timber Plan
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Kulongoski Presents Response To Climate Change Challenge
Monday, October 27, 2008
Kulongoski Outlines Plans For Battle Against Global Climate Change
Cork Recycling Starts In Oregon, Grows Popular In California
Friday, October 24, 2008
Washington State Water Decision Appealed
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Burrowing Owls Seek Refuge Near Chemical Weapons Depot
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Feds Open Public Lands To Geothermal Exploration
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Neighbors Fear Dump Expansion Will Degrade Local Environment
Rendering Crisis Hits Oregon Livestock Industry
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Washington and Oregon Fish Managers Discuss Columbia Catch-Share Plan
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Third LNG Site Proposed For Oregon
Monday, October 13, 2008
Treaty Aims To Control Air Pollution From Ships
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Hydrogen Fuel From Sewage Demonstrated In OSU Lab
Friday, October 10, 2008
Final Plan For Western Oregon Forests Released
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Washington Gold Mine Opens After 18-Year Battle
Washington State Posts Signs About Wolves To Educate Hunters
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Report Says Department Of Energy Is An Ineffective Manager
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Snowflakes Fly; Skiers & Resorts Look Ahead To Season
Some Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sick Hanford Workers Turn Out For State Of The Site Meeting
Friday, October 3, 2008
Debates Abound At Final 'Big Look' Meeting
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Environmental Groups Sue To Protect Wolverine
Eight Marine Reserves Proposed For Oregon Coast
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit Against Boardman Coal Plant
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
LNG Opponents Offer Tour Of Proposed Pipelines In Yamhill County
Hanford Tank Farms Get A New Manager This Week
Monday, September 29, 2008
Scarce Huckleberries Drive Bears To Lower Elevations, Populated Areas
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Snake River Opens This Week For Fall Chinook Fishing
Friday, September 26, 2008
Administration Official Talks Stewardship, Carbon Markets
Geothermal Project In Central Oregon Faces Backlash
Ecology Announces New $46 Million Water Plan For Eastern Washington
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Newport Wave Energy Test Called A Success
Despite Rain Gnarl Ridge Fire Continues To Burn
Celebrate Forest Park's 60 Years With A Hike
New Carissa Going... Going... Not Quite Gone
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Southern Oregon Pipeline Project Moves Forward
Central Oregon Summit Pushes Stewardship
BPA Spending For Fish Habitat To Increase
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Western Climate Initiative Puts Forward Cap-And-Trade System
Judge Asked To Put Gray Wolf Back On Endangered Species List
Western States Agree To Cut Global Warming Pollution
Portland Number One Sustainable City -- Again
North Coast Trout No Longer Must Be Released
Several New Electric Car Charging Stations Now In Portland-Area
Monday, September 22, 2008
Columbia Gorge Will Miss Its Old Friend Nancy Russell
Carbon Cap And Trade Framework Unveiled
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Environmentalists Criticize Round-Up Of Wild Horses
Friday, September 19, 2008
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Sign Fish Pact With BPA
More Crews On Way To Gnarl Ridge Fire On Mt. Hood
OSU Tapped As Center For Ocean-Based Renewable Energy
Tribes, Fishermen Rally For Klamath Dam Removal
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Gas Tanker Terminal On Lower Columbia Approved By Feds
FERC Approves LNG Proposal For Bradwood Landing
Fire Near Odell Lake Quiets Down, Highway Reopened
Study Finds It's Better For Fishers To Share The Catch
Feds Green Light LNG Tanker Terminal
Weather Helps Firefighters At Royce Butte Fire, Near Odell Lake
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Royce Butte Fire Closes Highway 58, Causes Evacuation
Budget Worries Abound As Global Warming Panel Debates
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Oregon Treasurer Edwards Comes Out Against LNG Terminal
Clatsop County Voters Consider LNG Referendum
Ecotrust Looks To Economics To Save Environment
Monday, September 15, 2008
Central Oregon Conservationists Await Senate Vote On Badlands
DOE To Fine Bechtel For Employee Retaliation
Judge Stops 8,000 Acre Logging Project In Central Oregon
Friday, September 12, 2008
Rattle Fire Keeps Highway 138 Closed For Weekend
Wildlife Groups Call On State To Suspend Cougar Management Plan
Gorge Resort Fined For Damaging Wetlands On Public Land
Study Highlights Economic Impact Of Rogue River Scenic Designation
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Legislation To Protect Oregon Wildlands Moves Out Of House Subcommittee
Major Development Of Oil And Gas Drilling In Oregon Unlikely
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
BLM Offering 5000 Acres For Oil And Gas Leases
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Gorge Commission’s Destination Resort Rules Appealed
Mine Owners Resume Legal Battle In Southern Oregon
Scooter Popularity Raises Questions About Pollution
Monday, September 8, 2008
LNG Company Wants To Restart Permit Process
Sheriffs Office Warns Of Potentially Hazardous Hot Spring
Oregon Journalist Looks At Everyday Toxics
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Whistleblowers Awarded $4.8 Million In Case Against Hanford Contractor
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Four In Running For Oregon Climate Change Research Institute Job
Study: Missing Wolves Triggered 'Ecological Cascade'
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Energy Summit Explores Costs Of Renewable Power
Study: Oregon Coast Fault Could Be Testbed For Quake Research
Search Continues For Cause Of Columbia's 'Rivernose'
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Oregon Joins 10 Other States In Oil Refineries Suit
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Willamette University Rewarded For Sustainability
Thursday, August 21, 2008
BLM Releases Siskiyou Monument Management Plan
Spotted Owl Will Lose Nesting Sites Under Elliott Forest Plan
Blumenauer To Address Town Hall Meeting On Global Warming
Central Oregon Businesses Support Badlands Wilderness
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Central Oregon Ranch Owners Blame Forest Service For Fire
Inmates Battle Blazes, Alongside Civilian Firefighters
LNG Developers Deny Illegal Polling
Monday, August 18, 2008
Fixing The Forest After A Wildfire
Lightning, Heat Give Firefighters More Work
Thursday, August 14, 2008
DEQ's Boardman Proposal Pleases No One
Seattle Area Risks Joining Federal ‘Bad Air’ List
Oregon DEQ Puts Forward Proposal For Boardman Coal Plant
EPA Looking For Cause Of Columbia's 'River Nose'
Robbing Peter To Put Out Fires For Paul
Suit To Challenge 'Navigability' Of Upper Rogue River
Judge Approves Columbia River Tribal Fish Agreement
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Conservationists Wary Of New Southern Oregon Salvage Logging Project
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Senate Republicans Adjust Columbia Water Plans
Monday, August 11, 2008
Time For A New Fridge? Don't Forget To Recycle The Old One
Oregon Sawmills Adapt To Forest Thinning Future
Oregon's Wildfire Season Has Been Slow Thus Far
An Astonishing Glimpse Of Thousands Of Birds In Southeast Oregon
Friday, August 8, 2008
LNG Opponents Sue Energy Commission Over Mailing List
OSU Researcher Testing Air Quality During Beijing Olympics
Eastern Oregon Watches, Worries About Lightning
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bradwood Landing Says It's On Track For Federal Approval
Water Quality In Doubt Along The Tualatin River This Summer
Green Building Helping China Recover From Earthquake
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Yucca Mountain Price Going Up, What Does It Mean For Hanford?
Sockeye Complete Epic Journey To Central Idaho
Cities Slow To Follow Seattle's Plastic Bag Tax
Monday, August 4, 2008
Protesters Voice Opposition To New Bridge, LNG Pipeline
Feds Question Wildlife Scientists' Criticism Of Owl Plan
BLM Seeks Public Input On Sandy River Basin Plans
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Environmentalists Plan To Sue Over Tractor Pollution
Hummingbird Bander Goes To Work In A Washington Backyard
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Fish & Wildlife Proposes Reduction To Murrelet's Critical Habitat
EPA Warns People To Protect Themselves From The Sun
Feds To Study Effects Of Pesticides On Salmon
No Rush to Follow Seattle’s Plastic Bag Tax
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Nasty Pool Being Cleaned Up At Hanford
Governors Emphasize Opposition To Offshore Drilling
Lake Oswego Delays Controversial Sewer Project
West Coast Governors Announce Ocean Action Plan
Public Encouraged To Comment on Geothermal Energy Development on Federal Lands
Idahoans Pursue Water Accounting Project
Monday, July 28, 2008
Trophy House Removed To Create Columbia Gorge Viewpoint
Climate Convergence Conference Lands In Coburg
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Western States To Cap Global Warming Pollution After 2012
Ninth Circuit Court Requires EPA to Regulate Discharges from Ships
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Zoo To Release Endangered Turtles In Columbia River Gorge
Hanford Tank Waste Continues To Bedevil Clean-Up Crews
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Battle Continues In Oregon Against Invasive Species
Federal Scientific Reports Hold Major Power In Northwest
Court Ruling Forces Idaho To Postpone Fall Wolf Hunt
ODFW Says Wolves Are Again Breeding In Oregon
Monday, July 21, 2008
Western Climate Initiative Members To Outline Strategy
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Republicans Unhappy With Governor's Opposition To Offshore Drilling
Locals Voice Concerns About Bradwood Landing As LNG Site
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Fire Conditions Improve, But Weekend Weather A Worry
NW Biofuels Industry Getting Help In A Pinch
LNG Foes Cheer Coos County Decision
Klamath River Dam Debate Gets Murkier
Fire Near Mount Adams Keeps Growing
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Natural Gas Prices Expected To Skyrocket This Winter
Controversy Continues Over Grazing On WA Wildlife Lands
Monday, July 14, 2008
Twenty Years Later, Coast Trail Advocate Starts Hike Again
Lifting Of Offshore Drilling Moratorium Could Have Little Effect In Northwest
Forest Managers Tighten Restrictions As Fire Danger Grows
Oregon Firefighters Head To Mount Adams For New Wildfire
Governor Kulongoski Asks FERC To Re-examine LNG
Friday, July 11, 2008
Resident Wolf Pack Likely In North Central Washington State
Absence Of Wolves Damages Olympic National Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Opposes Astoria LNG Project
Governors Urge Tighter Emissions Standards For Ships
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Clackamas County To Expand Oregon City Sewage Treatment Plant
Portland Marks One Year Of Biodiesel Mandate
Feds Find Cattle Grazing Harms National Monument
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
BLM Considers Killing Captive Wild Horses
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Lingering Snow, Late Berry Season Brings Unseasonable Bear Complaints
Defense Secretary Gates Comments On Chemical Weapons
Monday, July 7, 2008
Experts Push 'Green' Solutions To Infrastructure Problems
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Clouds Form On Solar Energy's Horizon
Toxins In Fireworks End Up In Our Air
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Fires Burn In Eastern Oregon, As Firefighters Remain In State
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Haze, Smoke Expected Through Thursday
Another Lightning Storm Moves Through Oregon And Washington
Monday, June 30, 2008
Black Bear Takes A Couple Swipes At Sandy Woman
Smoke From California Fires Drifting North Into Oregon
Fees Likely To Increase At Many Federal Land Sites In Northwest
Lightning Storms May Cause More Fires
Thunderstorms Ignite Several Fires In Oregon Forests
Committee Proposes Fee Increase For Northwest Forests And BLM Land
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ruling Says NEPA Rules Apply To More Forest Lands
Water Group Questions Potato Numbers
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Northwest Firefighters Heading To Fight California Blazes
County To Develop Largest Solar Power Project In Oregon
Washington Fish And Wildlife Investigates Reports Of Wolf Pack
Nature Conservancy Establishes Native Prairie Preserve
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Washington State Officials Say No Packs Of Wolves, Yet
Northwest Fishermen Have Stake In High Court's Valdez Ruling
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Warm Weather Brings Mosquitos And West Nile Fears
Monday, June 23, 2008
Summer Weather Heats Up Fire Danger Across Oregon
Portland Hotel Honored For Its Green Accommodations
Biologists Say Plan To Balance Water Needs Will Jeopardize Salmon
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wyden Calls For End Of Old Growth Logging On Federal Land
Umatilla Chemical Depot Can Burn Secondary Waste Again
Pacific Salmon Fishermen Get Disaster Relief
Long-Term Impact Of Drugs In Water Are Unknown
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Destination Resorts Become Hot-Button Issue In Central Oregon
Congress Considers Protecting Oregon Rivers, Even One Underground
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Kulongoski Says Improving Energy Efficiency Is Vital
Warm Springs Gears Up For New Fire Season
Oregon Treasures Legislation Proposed To Protect Wild Areas
Critics Of New Central Oregon Resort Speak Out
Wal-Mart Outlines Progress Toward Environmental Sustainability
Giant Salmon Swims Up Capitol Hill To Protest Plan
Complaint Filed In Federal Court Over Salmon Recovery Plan
Kulongoski Says Efficiency May Be Future Focus Of Energy Policy
Monday, June 16, 2008
Portland Hosting International Carfree Conference
Online Site Helps Measure Your Carbon Footprint
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Big Changes Proposed For Oregon’s Bottle Bill
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
State Declares Rogue River Navigable To Lost Creek Dam
Debate Continues Over Steep-Slope Logging
Hanford Resumes Tank Waste Cleanup
Oregon State Will Ask Legislature For Emergency Bee Money
Commercial Waste Disposal At Hanford Raises Some Eyebrows
Monday, June 9, 2008
A License To Scooter?
Friday, June 6, 2008
Climate Change Bill Dies Without Oregon Senators Voting
Portland Business Owner Will Serve Jail Time For Waste Violations
Fees Waived At Many Northwest Parks, Trails This Saturday
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Makah Whale Hunt Plan Gets Public Airing In Seattle
LNG Company Submits Environmental Plan
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Senate Committee To Hear Testimony On Off-Road Vehicle Management
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Environmentalists Sue Over Logging In Spotted Owl Habitat
Sen. Smith On The Fence Over Senate Climate Change Bill
Monday, June 2, 2008
Oregon Governor Issues 'Commuter Challenge'
WSU's New Golf Course Ruffles Feathers Of Water Conservationists
U.S. Senate Takes Up Climate Change Bill
Friday, May 30, 2008
Canadian Refinery Pollutes The Columbia River Again
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Blood Tests Reveal New Threat To Spotted Owl
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
LNG Company Responds To Energy Dept. Report
Pressure On Senators To Support Climate Change Bill Grows
Sen. Wyden Backs Oregon Badlands For Wilderness Designation
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Lawsuit Challenges City And Developer Water Rights
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Idaho Sets Goal To Reduce Wolf Population By Half
Friday, May 23, 2008
Fishermen Grumble About New Salmon Treaty
Thursday, May 22, 2008
LNG Opponents Fighting On Two Fronts
Western Washington State Forests 'Green' Certified
Canada, Alaska Agree To Reduce Catch Of NW-Bound Salmon
Blumenauer Sees Politics Shifting Toward Green Energy
Record Snowfall Likely To Affect Memorial Day Camping
Land Owners Sue Over Trespass By Pipeline Surveyors
Factoring Your Carbon Footprint Into Summer Travel Plans
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
EPA Audit: Northwest Air Good, Water Not So Good
Monday, May 19, 2008
Causes And Consequences Of Global Climate Change Must Be Addressed
Friday, May 16, 2008
Fish And Wildlife Service Releases Final Spotted Owl Plan
New Carissa May Finally Make It Off The Oregon Coast
Environmentalists Say Spotted Owl Plan Too Weak
Debating The Value Of Old Growth In Storing Carbon
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Carbon Sequestration Experiment Meets Opposition
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Sea Lions Died Of Heat Stroke, Other Questions Remain
Monday, May 12, 2008
Meetings Begin On Federal Disaster Assistance For Fishermen
Head Winds Buffet Some Wind Energy Projects
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Latest Recovery Plan Sets Columbia Salmon Survival Standards
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Seattle, Portland Join Anti-Water Bottle Movement
Cause Of Sea Lion Deaths Still A Mystery
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Humane Society Agreement Ends Sea Lion Trapping
Another Dead Sea Lion Found On Columbia
Latest Recovery Plan Sets Columbia Salmon Survival Standards
Monday, May 5, 2008
Sea Lion Shooting Appears To Be Inside Job
Six Sea Lions Shot In Traps At Bonneville Dam
Klamath Tribes, Environmentalists Protest At Buffet's Meeting
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Fisheries Disaster Declaration Opens Door For Aid
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Mine Near Mount St. Helens Rejected
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Egyptian Shipping Firm To Pay $7.25 Million Fine For Dumping
Monday, April 28, 2008
Biodiesel Producers Squeezed By High Prices
Conservation Groups Challenge Delisting Of Grey Wolves
Native Myths Incorporated Into Tsunami Preparedness
Friday, April 25, 2008
Sea Lion Roundup Starts On Columbia River
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Settlement Reached On Record Fine For Hanford Tank Waste Spill
Voracious Sea Lions Rounded Up On Columbia River
Sea Lion Capture On, But Killing Forbidden
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Don’t Trash Those Compact Fluorescents
New Bins Should Catch Portland Up On Recycling
It’s Not Just Earth Day Anymore
Photographing The Frozen Face Of A Warming World
Monday, April 21, 2008
Independent Review Finds Fault With Owl Recovery Plan
Earth Day Provides Fodder For Politics
Portland Rolls Out New Recycling Bins
Beachside Homeowners Clash With Farmers Of The Sea
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Man-Made Waterfall May Help Fish Over Columbia River Dam
Friday, April 18, 2008
Luck Be A Lady Bug This Earth Day
Humane Society Files 'Emergency Injunction' To Save Sea Lions
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Enviros Strike Deal Over Washington Gold Mine
Counties Considering New Dam In Coast Range
Oregon's Rogue Makes Endangered Rivers List
Klamath Dam Will Shut Down To Protect Fish
LNG Opponents Take Issue With Pipelines Through Park Lands
Will Climate Change Bring New Diseases To Northwest?
The Costs And Benefits Of Going Solar
Judge Refuses To Block Sea Lion Killing On Columbia
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Democratic Candidates Make Televised Case To Voters
Study Finds Garbage-To-Fuel Best Fit For Northwest
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Lady Bug, Lady Bug, A New Home For Earth Day
Climate Changing Faster In The Northwest, Study Finds
Monday, April 14, 2008
Hanford Watchdogs Call For Change In Cleanup Management
Hundreds Of Recent Earthquakes Off Oregon's Coast Confuse Scientists
Washington State Officials Look At Building More Dams
Northwest Temperatures Rising Faster Than Rest Of The World
Captive Owls Provide Insight, Not Cure
Friday, April 11, 2008
LNG Opponents Challenge Clatsop Decision
Salmon Lovers Can Still Find Alaskan Salmon At Stores
Commercial Salmon Ban Prompts State Of Emergency
Kulongoski Pledges To Enact Green Transportation Legislation
West Coast Ocean Salmon Season Yields "Worse Ever"
Two Oregon Counties Agree To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Bend Museum Is Home To Only Breeding Captive Spotted Owl
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wild Sky Wilderness Closer Than Ever To Becoming Reality
Commercial Salmon Fishing Cancelled Off Oregon/Washington Coasts
New Forest Rule Sparks Disagreements
Environmentalists Blast New Forest Management Plan
Hanford Continues To Ship Dangerous Waste To New Mexico
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Oregon Wine Country Towns Look To Willamette Drinking Water
Green Collar Jobs: Hype Or Reality?
State Defends Water Deal In Kittitas County
Critics Blast Water Truce In Central Washington
Monday, April 7, 2008
U.S. Senators Introduce Bill To Allow States Final Say on LNG
Environmentalists Upset Over Tribal Deal
Indian Tribes Strike Deal To Drop Dam Opposition
Arbor Week Kicks Off With Several Events
Friday, April 4, 2008
Northwest Spring Chinook Run Dismal So Far
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Hanford Negotiations May Avert Lawsuit
Yakama Nation And Roza Irrigation District Want To Move Past Black Rock
States File Suit Over EPA's CO2 Regulations
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Groups Prod EPA To Regulate CO2 Emissions
Columbia River Sea Lions Get Temporary Reprieve
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
New DEQ Rules Would Add Greenhouse Gas Data To State Paperwork
Bizarre Beaks Mystify Bird Watchers
Are Carbon Off-Sets For Fools Only?
Time To Give Up On 2008 Salmon Season?
Friday, March 28, 2008
Oceanographer Predicts Better Salmon Runs Next Year
Delisted Wolves Still Protected By Oregon And Washington Laws
New Carissa Removal Begins This Weekend
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Water War: The Fight Over Non-Permitted Wells
FERC And State Agree To Collaborate On Wave Energy
Salmon Recovery At Risk From Global Warming
De-Icer Used In Washington May Be Affecting Finches
Record Gold Prices Raise Questions About 1872 Mining Act
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Land Set Aside For Endangered Butterfly
Some Oregon Lawmakers Urge Caution On Creating Marine Reserves
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Burrowing Owls Struggling To Survive In The Northwest
Monday, March 24, 2008
Governor Pushes Solar, Renewable Power Tax Credits
Threatened Fish Return To Tryon Creek
Friday, March 21, 2008
LNG Plan Approved, Challenges Underway
Will Toxins Lead To Klamath River Dam Removal?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Chemical Deicer Being Blamed For Washington Finch Deaths
Locals Say 'Come See Mt. Hood, Sen. Coburn'
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Contamination Concerns Raised About Gorge Mill Site
What's The Value Of The Trees In Your Neighborhood?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
PCBs In Columbia River Bass May Not Mean Extensive Clean-Up
Fish-Eating Sea Lions Get Death Sentence
Monday, March 17, 2008
Washington State Cracks Down On Private Dams
New Advice On Rx Disposal: 'Crush, Don’t Flush'
Study Finds Garbage-To-Fuel Best Fit For NW
Oregon Gets Statewide Drug Test; Washington Likely Next
Friday, March 14, 2008
Continental Airlines To Test Bio-Jet Fuel
Conservationists Petition To Protect Snails And Slugs
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Ocean Salmon Fishing Outlook Bleak
Redevelopment In Columbia Gorge Stirs Passion
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Boise Flunks Tighter Smog Standard
Hanford Reactor Clears Preservation Hurdle
Oregon Looks To Ground For Water Storage Solutions
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Toxic Groundwater Cleanup Expands at Hanford
Questions Raised About Selling Solar Tax Credits
Monday, March 10, 2008
Size of Proposed Gorge Casino Under Dispute
Wells To Blame For Drugs Found In Portland's Drinking Water
Non-Profits Missing Out On Green Power Tax Credits
Friday, March 7, 2008
Rat Poison Canisters Washing Ashore On NW Beaches
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protected For Now
WA Legislatures Passes Climate Change Proposal
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Washington Joins Idaho In Competition For Uranium Factory
Northwest States Look For Ideas On How To Clean Up Gorge Air
Gorge Haze Thicker When PGE's Boardman Plant's Running
Monday, March 3, 2008
Gregoire Says President’s Budget Falls Short For Hanford Cleanup
Nez Perce Buffalo Hunt Ends After Dustup
Tre Arrow Pleads Not-Guilty In Portland Court
Broughton Mill Plans Whip Up Waves Of Controversy In The Gorge
Friday, February 29, 2008
Moose On The Loose In Spokane
Geothermal Company Cleared To Drill In Eastern Oregon
Lynx Habitat Designated By U.S. Fish And Wildlife
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Proposed Pipeline Route Includes Southern Oregon And Idaho
Pesticide Report Shows High Levels At Crater Lake
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Congress May Pay Ranchers In Cascade-Siskiyou Grazing Dispute
Forest Service Hears Comments On Idaho Roadless Lands
Agriculture Secretary Rey Apologizes To Judge, Pleads Case
Monday, February 25, 2008
Successful First Test Of Biofuel In Boeing 747
West At A Crossroads Over Meeting Future Energy Needs
Trash Slash Turns Into 'Fuels for Schools'
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Who's In Charge Of Waldo Lake?
Corps Says Dworshak Dam Safe Despite Seepage And Leakage
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Mount St. Helens Takes A Break
Gray Wolves Taken Off Endangered Species List
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Expanding Hagg Lake To Meet A Growing Thirst
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Senate Bill Would Help Protect North America Wildlife Corridor
Friday, February 15, 2008
Governor Asks FERC To Suspend LNG Review
Offshore Dead Zones May Now Be The Rule Not The Exception
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Popular Science Mag. Rates Portland 'America's Greenest City'
Commission Extends Public Comment On Gorge Resort Proposal
Northwest’s Snowpack Good, If It Holds
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Gov. Gregoire Frustrated By Stalled Tri-Party Agreement
Friday, February 8, 2008
ODFW Considering New Rules For Cougar, Bear Hunting
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
'Price of Pollution' Report Estimates Cost Of Environmentally-Related Disease
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sea Bird Ruling A Blow To Timber Industry
Coastal Coho Again On Endangered List
Monday, February 4, 2008
Can Migrating Whales And Wave Energy Coexist?
LNG Opponents Claim Bradbury's Backing Is Key
Friday, February 1, 2008
Snow By The Foot Helps Oregon Water Outlook
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Oregon Students Part Of National Effort To Focus On Climate Change
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
'World’s Tallest Sitka Spruce' Still A Heritage Tree
Black Rock Would Cost More Than $6.7 Billion
Monday, January 28, 2008
High Lead Levels Found In Bald Eagles
Storm Waves Mounting At Coast; Sign Of Climate Change?
Poisoning Of Pets, Wildlife Scares Eastern Oregon
Friday, January 25, 2008
Environmentalists Say Non-Permitted Wells Are A Problem
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Columbia And Snake Rivers Infested With Foreign Critters
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Environmental Groups Sue To Block Oregon Cougar Plan
Corps Attempts To Turn Terns From Columbia River Mouth
Friday, January 18, 2008
Government Fish Agency Critiques Logging Plan
Plan To Kill Sea Lions Gets Positive Response
Thursday, January 17, 2008
BPA Saving Power With Conservation
Central Oregon Sees Wood-Based Biofuels In Mixed Light
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
D.C. Lawmakers Express Hope For Klamath Agreement
As State Goes To Ethanol Fuel, Umatilla Port Looks To Wheat Growers
Klamath Settlement Calls For Dam Removal
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Agreement Close On Klamath River Water Sharing
Enviros Want PGE To Clean Up Boardman Plant
Monday, January 14, 2008
Federal Program Funds Columbia Gorge Land Purchase
Friday, January 11, 2008
Federal Judge Threatening To Jail Agriculture Undersecretary
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Administration Drops Appeal Of Forest Management Ruling
Western States Gather To Design Cap-And-Trade System
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Umatilla Depot Under More Public Scrutiny
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Feds Consider Endangered Listing For Pygmy Rabbit
Public Gets Peek At Spotted Owl Recovery Plan
Critics Say BLM Logging Numbers Don't Add Up
Monday, January 7, 2008
Urban Growth Takes Another Slice Of Rural Life
High Court Won't Hear Canadian Mining Contaminants Case
Public Input Sought On Government Plan For Spotted Owl
Full Steam Ahead For Geothermal Energy
Nuclear ‘Renaissance’ Takes Root In Idaho
Friday, January 4, 2008
Portlander Observes Glacial Melt In The Arctic
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Hunting And Fishing Groups Come Out Against BLM Forest Plan
Oregon Governor Joins Lawsuit Against EPA Emissions Ruling
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New Logging On Old Growth Forests
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Gregoire Announces Lawsuit Against EPA Over Clean Cars
Restoring Sagebrush Proves To Be A Difficult Task
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Public Hears Plans For Nuclear Power Plant In Idaho
Best Science May Be Available, But Will It Be Used In Recovery Plan?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Link To Clear Cutting Examined In Wake Of Mudslides
Monday, December 17, 2007
Agreement May Deliver Water For Washington Farms, Cities And Salmon
Friday, December 14, 2007
Senate Passes Illegal Log Trade Amendment
Senate Subcommittee Looks At Northwest Forests
It's No Bali, But Boise Hosts Its Own Enviro Conference
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Ruling Favors States' Rights To Regulate Tailpipe Standards
Study Finds Farmed Fish Pose Danger To Wild Salmon
Half The Nation’s Dangerous Chemical Weapons Destroyed
Judge Gives Agencies More Time On Salmon Plan
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Dams And Salmon On The Docket In Redden's Court
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Hanford Workers Clean Up Buried Waste Ahead Of Deadline
Monday, December 10, 2007
Wildlife Officials Try To Save Sturgeon From Sea Lions
Wolf 'Pair' Opens The Door To Contentious Battle In Oregon
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Columbia River Pollution May Cause ‘River Nose’
Friday, December 7, 2007
Steens Council Discusses Travel, Recreation On Public Lands
Nixon-Era Law Has Slowed Bush Administration's Environmental Changes
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Coos Bay LNG Terminal Wins County Approval
What's The Value Of Forest Recreation?
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Bush Administration Pushing For More Logging In Northwest
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Sage Grouse Wins Battle Over Lame Duck Interior Dept.
Public Meetings Planned For Comments On Idaho Wolf Hunting Season
Klootchy Creek Giant Spruce Succumbs To Wind Storm
Monday, December 3, 2007
Fake Elk Help Catch Poachers
Tribes Conducting Sturgeon Study On The Columbia River
Friday, November 30, 2007
Audubon Report Says Many Birds Are In Trouble In The U.S.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
New Power Plant Iced By Global Warming Rules
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Washington Closure Hanford Gets Fined, Does Community Projects
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Bush Administration Drops Appeal Of Logging Ruling
Wallowa-Whitman ATV Plan Moves Forward
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Central Oregon May Get New Rendering Plant
Judge Kicks Sheep Off Land To Protect Bighorns
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Forest Service Sale Near Sunriver Sparks Complaints
Enviros Recruit Ratepayers Into Klamath Dam Fight
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
In NE Washington A Timber Truce, But Not Everyone Is On Board
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Outdoor Burning Bans Show Central Oregon's Growth
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Lawsuit Claims Feds Aren't Doing Enough To Protect Salmon
Monday, November 5, 2007
Report Endorses Death Penalty For Problem Sea Lions
Thursday, November 1, 2007
NW Mayors Swap Global Warming Tips In Seattle
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Technology Opens Window Into Secret Life Of Bats
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Forest Service Grants Permits For Washington Gold Mine
Explosions Open Wetlands Reclaimation Project In The Klamath Basin
Monday, October 29, 2007
The Quest For One Square Inch Of Quiet
Thursday, October 25, 2007
BLM Mustang Adoption Set For November
Meteorologists Or Climatologists, Who Knows What The Weather Will Be?
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Packy's Vet Returns To Visit His Most Famous Delivery
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Shock Therapy For Sea Lions Sparks Questions
Friday, October 19, 2007
Ten-Story Fish Slide To Make Its Way Up The Columbia River
Friday, October 12, 2007
Recovering Rangeland Habitat, One Sage Seed At A Time
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Kittitas County Sues State To Keep Away Wind Farm
Plans For Feedlot Near Minidoka Monument Rejected
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Opal Creek Wilderness: Protected And Ready For Visitors
Judge Orders Fisheries To Use 'Best Science' On Coastal Coho
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
New Salmon Recovery Plan Calls For Local Leadership
Bumblebees Make Sudden Disappearance
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Feedlot Proposed Near National Monument Raises Stink
Friday, October 5, 2007
DOE Fines Bechtel $165,000 On Hanford Plant
Northwest Waters Awash In Tidal Energy Potential
Feds Charge Rogue Makah Tribal Whalers
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Black Butte Forest Project Serves As Wildfire Model
Record Dry Spell In Eastern Cascades This Summer
Guardians In The Graveyard Of The Pacific
Waldo Lake Motorboat Ban Goes To Court
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
A Tug Boat Ride Down the Snake River
Clothesline Hanger Unhappy With Developer's Study
Bend Council Challenges Residents on Renewable Power
Forest Service Scales Back Salvage Logging Plans
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Molasses May Help Hanford Scientists Convert Dangerous Chemicals
Still Waters Run Deep And Deadly For Columbia River Salmon
Wolf Ad Stirs Emotion, Controversy In Idaho
Weekend Hunters Arrested For Poaching
Monday, October 1, 2007
Oregon Photographer Documents A World Of Climate Change
A Canoe Trip On The Upper Columbia
Sunday, September 30, 2007
How Much Power Can We Get From The Earth?
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
More Sick Hanford Workers May Get Compensation
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Will 'Nuclear Renaissance' Spread To Northwest?
Friday, September 21, 2007
Biofuels Surge Brings New Barge To Columbia River
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Farmers And Scientists Search For Super Fuel Crop
Fly Along On A Mt. Rainier Rescue Training Mission
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Environmental Groups Want To Force Ruling On Auto Emissions
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Light Sentences For Raptor Killers Riles Bird Lovers
Forest Development Fans Flames Of Wildfire Costs
Monday, September 17, 2007
Crater Lake Loop Tops Off 20 Years Of Cycle Oregon
Making 'Vision PDX' Into A Reality
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Let's Talk Transit, Not Iraq
OSU Wave Center Demonstrates Effects Of Tsunami On Seaside
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
New Wilderness Area Proposed In Southern Oregon
GW Fire Wraps Up, Maybe Fire Season Too
Opinions Vary On Fair Punishment For Makah Whale Hunters
Monday, September 10, 2007
Kennewick Studying Plans For Underground Columbia River Reservoir
Friday, September 7, 2007
Congress To Consider Dam Repair Money
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Aging Dams Across The Northwest Have Some Worried
New Dam Proposal Attempts To Recover Salmon
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Black Butte Fire Ignites Policy Debate
Recent Deaths Of Sea Life No Cause For Concern
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Rep. Hooley Proposes $100 Million For Willamette River Projects
Poplar Trees Could Be Next Hot Ethanol Source
Black Butte Evacuees Allowed To Return Home
Fire Near Black Butte Ranch Forces Evacuations
Friday, August 31, 2007
Snowy Winter In Long-Range Forecast
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The Volcano's Calm, But The Park Debate Isn't
Siemens Resumes Wind Turbine Speed Inspections
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Insurance Companies Fighting Wildfire Losses In New Ways
Monday, August 27, 2007
FEMA Puts Shady Cove Residents On Notice
Dead Humpback Off Coast Puts Damper On Whale Watching Week
Wildfires Closing In On Ketchum
Hanford Meeting Could Draw Crowd
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Summer Whale Watching Begins On Central Oregon Coast
Friday, August 24, 2007
Siletz, Neskowin Beaches Cleared For Swimming
Thursday, August 23, 2007
NW National Parks Slated To Get Centennial Dollars
Five Eastern Oregon Counties Seeking Drought Relief
Forest Service Promises Review Of Fish-Killing Fire Retardant
Wildfire Threatens Resort Homes Near Sun Valley
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Six Western States And Two Provinces Agree To Cut Greenhouse Gases
Mount Rainier National Park Briskly Recovering From Storms
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Dam Removal On Elwha Creeps Closer
Monday, August 20, 2007
Rain Helps Northwest Firefighters To Knock Down Blazes
Another Proposal To Bring Nuclear Waste To Northwest
More Logging Could Be On The Way For Northwest
DEQ Taking Comments On Water Recycling
Friday, August 17, 2007
Columbia River Salmon Tag Found In New Zealand Bird
OSU Study Finds Bio-Fuels More Expensive Than Alternatives
Streetcar Opens South Waterfront Loop
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Union County Goes On Offensive Against West Nile Mosquitoes
Warm Weather Keeps Oregon Wildfires Burning
Biodiesel Refinery Will Depend On Foreign Oil At Start
Judge Rules Hatchery Salmon And Wild Salmon Are Different
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Sen. Smith Addresses Klamath Fish Kill Criticisms
Northwest Ready To Lead In Harnessing The Motion Of The Ocean
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Debris On Train Tracks Sparks FBI Investigation
Wildfire Threat Grows, Small Central Oregon Fires Continue
Scientists Pan Spotted Owl Recovery Plan
Fire On Hanford Reach Scars Efforts To Replant Native Shrubs
Poop Cruise Shows The Smelly Side Of Lake Roosevelt
Portland's Five Percent Biodiesel Solution Set To Begin
Dead And Dying: Sounding The Alarm Over The Health Of NW Forests
Monday, August 13, 2007
Anti-LNG Protesters Beach At Bradwood Landing
Wild Pigs Seen As Threat To Agriculture And Environment
BC Captures First Spotted Owls For Captive Breeding Program
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Fires Force Closure Of Stretch Of Salmon River In Idaho
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Logging On Federal Forest Lands Trending Higher
Portland, Pamplin Getting Closer On Ross Island Deal
Hounds To Be Used To Control Cougar Numbers
OSU Scientists Connect Jet Stream With Dead Zones
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Wine Growers Take Aim At Global Warming
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Resources Stretched Thin As Wildfires Continue To Burn
Climate Change On The Agenda In The Northwest
Should Mt. St. Helens Be A National Park?
Measure 37 Backers Question Measure 49 Ballot Title
Close Relatives Get Idaho Springsnail Off Endangered List
Environmentalists Critical Of New BLM Director
Monday, August 6, 2007
Mt. Hood Fans Celebrate Pittock's First Climb 150 Years Ago
Mosquitoes' Buzz Brings State Of Emergency To Union County
Idaho And Washington Battle Milfoil In Different Ways
Friday, August 3, 2007
Bridge Anxieties Ease Campground Closure
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
'Dead Zone' Returns To Oregon Coast

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