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Courtney Flatt
The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed a sweeping public lands bill, with measures meant to protect lands across the country. It鈥檚 expected to have a big impact on Washington鈥檚 lands, rives, and more. -
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A massive public lands bill includes protection for the Devil's Staircase wildlands in southern Oregon and for numerous rivers and streams in the state.
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The state has issued recreational health advisories for Nye Beach and Sunset Bay State Park Beach on the Oregon coast.
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Summer lightning returned to the skies over Southern Oregon and Northern California on Sunday, just as Klamathon Fire managers were preparing to declare that fire 100 percent contained. -
Federal lawmakers are making a move to change the Endangered Species Act. On Thursday, members of the House of Representatives announced legislation they鈥� -
Oregon regulators have fined a Washington County company for violating asbestos rules more than 100 times. -
For the first time since the fire began on July 5, residents are being allowed back into Hornbrook, in Siskiyou County, which sustained heavy damage during the fire鈥檚 first day. -
Fire managers have expressed cautious optimism that they will be able to continue making progress against the Klamathon fire in the coming days. -
Researchers in Washington are studying a fish that nests under rocks and sings at night to attract its mates. They say the ears of these singing fish could teach us how to improve our own hearing.
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A report finds significant air quality problems at a middle school building slated to open this fall in North Portland.
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Backers of an initiative to fund clean energy projects in Portland with a new business tax say it will be on the ballot in November. -
New state rules offer greater protections for farmworkers than federal standards.
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Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show a large economic output for recreation on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument lands. They show little else.
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Walla Walla Valley farmers have cultivated some 18 million Northwest native pollinators called alkali bees to help their alfalfa grow. It's one of the most unusual partnerships in agriculture.
