Regional stakeholders hope to work together to address the impacts of homeless people living in public parks and forests Natural resource managers from around the Pacific Northwest met with environmental and homeless advocates Monday, Oct. 23, to find way ...
27 Oct 2017 - Emily Green
In a recent UN-sponsored report, the scale of desertification and drought occurring across the globe is highlighted Pressures on global land resources are now greater than ever, as a rapidly increasing population coupled with rising levels of consumption ...
20 Oct 2017 - Baher Kamal
BOOK REVIEW | "Street Farm" author Michael Ableman is working to grow farmers in the city You might flip through this attractive volume in a bookstore. It has lots of colorful, glossy photos of beaming people of varying ethnicities tending lettu ...
21 Sep 2017 - Susan Storer Clark
Julian Matthews and Elliott Moffett help organize a flotilla to advocate for removing four dams from the lower Snake On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 9, about 100 people descended on the Snake River near Lewiston, Idaho, paddling toward the Lower Granite ...
15 Sep 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Sen. Alan Olsen joins the legislature’s advisory council on climate change Oregon’s Democratic Senate president appointed a climate change denier, Sen. Alan Olsen (R-Canby), to the Oregon Global Warming Commission last week. The commission was formed a de ...
31 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
Efforts include reducing food waste and plastic – such as ditching straws – composting and serving more vegetables The environmental impact of the restaurant industry is massive. The Green Restaurant Association estimates that, on average, each American r ...
11 Aug 2017 - Elizabeth Buelow
How legal battles behind the label are defining what it takes to be certified Updated on Jan. 1, 2018. Ongoing legal battles over the laws governing the USDA Organic label could be cause for concern among consumers paying a premium price for organic produ ...
4 Aug 2017 - Emily Green
Sailesh Rao says global veganism would reverse global warming When he saw a public-access broadcast of Al Gore’s presentation on climate change in 2005, Sailesh Rao was working as an internet communications developer. An electrical engineer by training, R ...
29 Jul 2017 - Emily Green
How Oregon’s 1.3 million cows are affecting the state’s economic and ecologic future Oregon’s bovine businesses are booming. Cattle, dairy and hay for livestock feed have topped Oregon’s list of highest grossing agricultural commodities for six years runn ...
21 Jul 2017 - Emily Green
He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities As a civil engineer, Carlos Martín could expect to get a few “likes” now and again on his social m ...
2 Jun 2017 - Joanne Zuhl