Cassandra Profita
Oregon Public Broadcasting-
Authorities originally thought a wolf found dead in Wallowa County in January had died from a gunshot wound, but a closer examination showed the wolf died from blunt force trauma consistent with a vehicle crash.
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The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde are hoping a bill backed by several members of Oregon's congressional delegation will overturn a decades-old agreement that restricts tribal fishing and hunting.
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A statewide map will determine which properties face the highest risk of wildfire and will be subject to new safety requirements.
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The money is part of a $1.1 billion disaster assistance bill that passed last year to help regions across the country recover from a variety of natural disasters over the last three years.
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Oregon’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through a new Climate Protection Program are facing criticism for leaving out natural gas power plants.
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Scientists are seeing new signs that magma is moving deep within the Three Sisters volcanic complex in Oregon’s Cascade Range, but there are no signs of imminent eruption.
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Bills sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley would allow two Oregon tribes to renegotiate their hunting and fishing rights.
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The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission approved a new Climate Protection Plan for the state Thursday. It targets a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas by 2050.
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Researchers with Oregon State University say the U.S. needs to protect more of its forestland to preserve wildlife and reduce the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
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Four of the fires that burned across Oregon on Labor Day of 2020 were likely caused by equipment owned by PacifiCorp, according to a fire investigator in a class action lawsuit.
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Oregon Secretary of State auditors found the Oregon Department of Transportation can learn from its troubled experience overseeing the largest wildfire cleanup job in state history.
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Portland General Electric is planning to nearly triple its use of clean energy by 2030 on its way to meeting Oregon's new mandate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity to zero by 2040.