In a 4-0 vote, the Environmental Quality Commission is the latest in a series of regulators to acknowledge impropriety, abdicate authority A state regulatory board denied environmental advocates’ petition requesting the board hold a hearing regarding Zeni ...
24 May 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
A coalition of public health experts and environmental organizations want the county to phase out gas appliances A coalition of 25 organizations submitted a letter to Multnomah County, asking them to take action to reduce the health and safety impacts a ...
27 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
OSU awarded $10 million grant to work with 13 tribes to spur economic development with hemp production Tribes across the Northwest will soon make a foray into a new economic venture: hemp production and manufacturing. On March 10, Oregon State University’ ...
20 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Cascade Natural Gas is gambling with ratepayer dollars, critics say “We cannot allow further investments in pipelines when we must phase out all fossil fuel use,” Carra Sahler, Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School staff attorney and dire ...
28 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
A dashboard hosted by climate organization F Minus shows how lobbyists work for and against the environment simultaneously Lobbyists across Oregon seem to be having trouble deciding whether to work in the interest of the climate, the fossil fuel industry ...
14 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The largest river restoration project in US already positively impacting tribal communities "Fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole, fire in the hole!” came the announcement. A series of explosions erupted at the base of the towering co ...
7 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
In a boost for food sovereignty, the Cowlitz Tribe and volunteers annually plant thousands of the edible bulbs, an essential first food for many Northwest tribes. Come spring, thousands of qáwm’, or camas, flowers will blanket Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s triba ...
24 Jan 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Four county commissioners signed a letter asking DEQ to use its authority to reassess the legal sufficiency of Portland’s land use approval The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners sent a Dec. 7 letter asking Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, ...
7 Dec 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to sow seeds of equity, sustainability and food security through cooperative urban farming Through community, the environment and mixed greens, the Municipal Eco Resiliency Project seeks to fight gentrification and c ...
6 Dec 2023 - Mariah Johnston
Zenith Energy is seeking an Air Contaminant Discharge Permit from DEQ to continue its operations at the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub Portland climate advocates are ramping up pressure at the state level, asking leaders to deny a key permit to Housto ...
22 Nov 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden