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The sun sets in a smokey sky

Paradise lost? Oregon faces a natural — and political — climate crisis

Is the state poised to abandon Tom McCall’s environmental legacy?
By
Tom Henderson
September 15, 2020
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Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge

Energy lobbyists pose as Tribal Nations to promote Jordan Cove LNG pipeline

The front group took out a full-page ad in The Oregonian, asking the governor to approve the controversial natural gas terminal in southwestern Oregon
By
Brian Oaster
June 30, 2020
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Avocado toast in a GO Box container

Portland restaurants aim to cut waste, but recyclable and compostable take-out containers go to landfills

While some businesses stick with reusables during the pandemic, state guidelines and reliance on to-go food means many depend on disposable products
By
Hanna Merzbach
June 17, 2020
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Koala recovery on a badly burned Australian island

Kangaroo Island was home to 50,000 koalas before the bushfire crisis, and workers at its wildlife park have focused on nursing injured animals back to life
By
Anastasia Safioleas
June 11, 2020
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Crowd at the Portland Climate Strike

Climate activists pivot amid the pandemic

Oregon groups shift their focus to the health crisis, but they also see a unique opportunity for change
By
Emily Green
April 2, 2020
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Chinook salmon

Lawsuit targets shrinkage of Willamette Basin water for salmon

Environmental groups say the Army Corps of Engineers' reallocation plan will hurt threatened fish species
By
Emily Green
March 20, 2020
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Lower Monumental Dam

The Rights of Nature: A changing battleground in the fight for the Snake River

COMMENTARY | The movement to legally enshrine the rights of species and ecosystems has been gaining steam worldwide
By
Helen Hill
March 6, 2020
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Scene from “Dark Waters"

The man winning the war on toxic waste

Rob Bilott secured huge payouts after taking on chemical giant DuPont over pollution — a fight that has been made into ‘Dark Waters,' a film starring Mark Ruffalo
By
Simon Ward
February 28, 2020
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Signs on large trucks protest taxes and government control

Making sense of Timber Unity: A matter of identity and the white working class

COMMENTARY | When supporters speak to the threat to 'our way of life,' they are invoking the white supremacist history of Oregon
By
Kaisa Schlarb
February 21, 2020
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Military tanks and aircraft

U.S. military depends on fuel – and has the carbon footprint to prove it

COMMENTARY | As the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, America’s military must be reined in
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
February 14, 2020

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