Bradley W. Parks
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At least three companies have staked mining claims in some of the best remaining sage grouse habitat in Oregon.
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The seasonal fire outlook shows the risk is highest in Central Oregon this month before spreading to the rest of the state later in summer.
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The court determined that managing state forestland for the "greatest permanent value" doesn't mean maximizing timber revenue.
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Ocean sites near Coos Bay and Brookings could host offshore wind farms as the Biden administration seeks to ramp up renewable energy production.
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Environmental groups are seeking added protections for large trees as the U.S. Forest Service plans $41.3 million worth of selective logging, mowing and prescribed burning.
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The director of Oregon鈥檚 energy department says more utility-scale solar energy projects could be in the cards after the recent approval of a 400-megawatt facility in Southern Oregon.
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The company exploring an Oregon lithium deposit is encouraged by efforts to bolster the U.S. critical minerals supply chain, but a mining pitch is still years away.
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What鈥檚 now considered a long and intense drought in Oregon and parts of the American West is becoming the norm, according to new research.
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Oregon鈥檚 senior senator says the U.S. needs to source, refine and recycle more critical minerals like lithium domestically as the nation transitions off fossil fuels.
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Sides are debating whether the 鈥済reatest permanent value鈥 of Oregon state forestlands lies exclusively in their ability to generate revenue.
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The gas company TC Energy has proposed expanding the pipeline that brings natural gas from Canada to Idaho, Washington, Oregon and California.
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A supervolcano, a massive eruption and a lost lake left Oregon with what could be the largest known lithium deposit in the United States.