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Lawmakers are considering weakening wetlands protections to encourage development of much-needed affordable housing

April 22, 2019

Mark Gamba has reshaped his city’s politics. Now, he’s challenging Kurt Schrader in Oregon’s Fifth District.

April 19, 2019

Even as climate change action grows increasingly urgent, the Columbia River corridor is poised to host more fossil fuel than ever

March 22, 2019

Oregon's senior U.S. senator calls for a tax overhaul to support the Green New Deal

February 22, 2019

The Oregon congressman has higher hopes for the Save America’s Pollinators Act this time around

February 21, 2019

Portland filmmaker Lindsey Grayzel talks about making her documentary, 'The Reluctant Radical'

February 15, 2019

A new book by Portland historian James V. Hillegas Elting illuminates the Willamette’s legacy of pollution and abatement

February 8, 2019

We don’t need to focus on every little solution; just a few that work, says energy policy expert Hal Harvey

December 28, 2018

Local critics says commissioners rushed the Port Westward vote and were not receptive to opposition

December 21, 2018

Fears that the West Virginian senator will derail climate change policy mount, but Wyden's office says he's promoting green energy in other ways

December 5, 2018