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Native nations urge swift action to save fish in the Columbia River Basin

Northwest Native nations applaud presidential memo on salmon Northwest Native nations continue to sound the alarm on threatened native fish populations in the Columbia River Basin, and the White House is paying attention. In a historic first, President Jo ...

15 Nov 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Federal commission approves Pacific Northwest fracked gas pipeline expansion

Advocates say the pipeline carries a high potential for explosions, wildfires and spills The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, approved the expansion of a fracked gas pipeline running through the Pacific Northwest in a blow to environmental a ...

1 Nov 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Land Use Board of Appeals upholds Portland’s right to limit fossil fuel storage

Advocates say the decision is a big win for public health and a model for other municipalities The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, or LUBA, decided the city of Portland can limit new fossil fuel storage and expansion of current storage Sept. 29, dealing ...

26 Oct 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Opinion | Green capitalism is not a solution — don’t buy it

Street Smart Economics | Polluters try to sell you on the idea of buying a solution without seeking actionable change We are running out of time to avoid climate disaster. As signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement, more than 190 governments have pledged ...

18 Oct 2023 - Martin Hart-Lan...
US Forest Service illegally removed protections in PNW forests

Trump’s U.S. Forest Service skirted proper channels to allow commercial sales of large old growth trees in central, Eastern Oregon, federal judge rules The U.S. Forest Service illegally repealed protections for old growth trees in six national forests in ...

20 Sep 2023 - Miles Silvey
Portland auditor investigating Zenith Energy for lobbying violations

Public records show Zenith and its PR firm engaged public officials consistently throughout 2022 but did not file lobbying reports The Portland City Auditor’s Office is investigating Zenith Energy for potential violations of the city lobbying code, accord ...

15 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Newly obtained records show Portland officials’ private interactions with Zenith Energy

Zenith Energy’s fossil fuel storage and transport facility faces criticism for potential environmental dangers, particularly in the event of an earthquake. Portland City Council and a fossil fuel transportation and storage company with a history of violat ...

23 Aug 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Lithium mine near Oregon border threatens sacred cultural sites

The mine begins construction amid protest from Oregon and Nevada tribes, environmentalists The electric car is here to save the environment — unless the environment in question is atop or around precious minerals like lithium needed in car batteries. A fe ...

7 Mar 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Dams, drought and survival in the Klamath Basin

A major river restoration project is likely forthcoming, but fish and tribes in the basin face ongoing water and climate troubles A decades-long effort to remove four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River may soon come to fruition. In the Klamath Basi ...

2 Nov 2022 - Melanie Henshaw
Heat Week is coming to Portland

One year removed from the deadly 'heat dome,' Portlanders will gather to mourn those who died — and call for better outcomes in the future Portland’s first “ Heat Week ” began during the last week of June to commemorate the 69 lives lost last su ...

24 Jun 2022 - Christine Menges