April Ehrlich
Oregon Public BroadcastingApril Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at 老夫子传媒 where she won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for her reporting on the impacts of wildfires on marginalized groups. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 acres, about half of that federal land, according to the legal complaint filed Thursday. -
This year鈥檚 record wildfire season has left contractors who fought fires sitting unpaid for months. -
Oregon is on track to become the first state to launch a recycling program that holds producers accountable for their product packaging. -
More than a million acres of wildlands in Eastern Oregon could be preserved through federal legislation or a monument declaration from the president. This could be the last chance for the Owyhee Canyonlands to see additional protections for years. -
In Oregon鈥檚 Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk. -
The Rail Ridge Fire in Grant County burned much of the grass that wild horse herds need to survive through winter. -
A national firefighter labor shortage is making it harder to suppress massive wildfires across the West, with fewer federal teams that Oregon can ask for help. -
Climate change will keep hitting Oregonians hard, but the exact impact will depend on where you liveClimate change will continue to have wide-ranging effects on communities across Oregon, depending on where they are, how many people live there, and how much money their local governments have on hand. -
Oregonians can look up specific tax lots to see how susceptible they are to wildfires. The map won鈥檛 impact homeowner insurance plans. State law prohibits insurance providers from using it to determine premiums or coverage. -
The wild sagebrush deserts of southeastern Oregon are a step closer toward additional environmental protections. -
Environmental groups celebrated the decision, calling it a win for protecting vulnerable species on private land. -
Rising ocean levels could threaten dozens of water treatment plants, fire and police stations and other critical infrastructure along Oregon鈥檚 coastline by 2050, according to an analysis by a science advocacy group that published Tuesday.
