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August 11, 2021

Environment

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Electrical vehicle recharging

Oregon pushes to limit diesel emissions, but currently lacks infrastructure

Gov. Kate Brown called for reduction of diesel emissions in an ambitious climate order, but experts and advocates remain skeptical the state has the infrastructure to get it done
By
Jake Thomas
August 11, 2021

Housing

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Photo illustration showing notebook with "rent relief" written on it, a set of keys and a jar with some money in it.

Oregon emergency rental assistance in disarray, increasing risk of eviction

Oregon rental aid program flounders while clock on eviction protections for renters runs down, putting thousands at risk of eviction
By
Aurora Biggers
August 11, 2021

Opinion

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A bouquet of flowers is propped against Dan Newth's tent.

‘Spinning as my life goes in circles’

Opinion | Living on the streets is a practice of patience ­— and perserverance
August 11, 2021
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Orange tent on a city sidewalk

Five ways to help out in the heat

Hard times demand compassionate responses from the community
By
Kaia Sand
August 10, 2021

Social Justice

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Indigenous land defender Okimaw stands at a red dress ceremony held at a clearcut between Fairy Creek headquarters and River Camp to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people — an epidemic which has been found to correlate

Building Indigenous alliances

Canada’s First Nations people have signed a powerful sovereignty declaration as B.C. halts logging in Fairy Creek for two years. Megaphone and photojournalist Mike Graeme talks to Indigenous activist ƛapisim (Aya Clappis)
August 11, 2021

Vendor Profiles

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Quentin Sandvig

Street Roots Vendor Profile | Quentin Sandvig

He writes poems about homeless children, a giant in a land of plenty, a poem about the “red baron,” and even a parody of Trump
August 11, 2021
Image showing Street Roots Aug. 11 cover depicting pile of money with text "Where is the money?" above it, and subhead "the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program is in disarray and the clock is ticking on eviction protections."
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